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#Crypto liquidations

66 Stories Found

Coins•Oct 29, 2026

$6 Billion Binance Hack Triggers Bitcoin and Ether Slump as Standard Chartered Warns of Further Declines

Key Highlights: The cryptocurrency market faced widespread declines following an unprecedented security incident at Binance affecting roughly $6.3 billion in assets. Bitcoin fell over 3% to approximately $77,400 after briefly touching $76,000, triggering $1.5 billion in market-wide futures liquidations. Binance indicated that a compromised engineer’s laptop may have enabled the unauthorized withdrawals, while former CEO ...

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Coins•Oct 29, 2026

Bitcoin Whipsaws Below $79,000 Amid Reports Binance Hot Wallet Drained by Tornado Cash-Linked Address

Key Highlights Major stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle froze a combined total of nearly $2.4 billion in assets connected to a suspected exploit targeting cryptocurrency exchange Binance. On-chain monitoring recorded massive outflows across multiple blockchains totaling an estimated $2.8 billion, including multi-million dollar transfers of Ether and USD Coin. The incident accelerated a broader crypto ...

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Coins•Oct 29, 2026

Crypto Market Crashes After Binance Hack as $628 Million Liquidated in One Hour

Key Highlights: A massive flash liquidation wave forced the closure of roughly $628 million in leveraged crypto positions within a single hour, with $607 million consisting of long bets. Binance’s native token, BNB, absorbed the heaviest hit among top assets with a 6.1% drop, while Bitcoin lost its $80,000 support level as overall market cap ...

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Coins•Oct 29, 2026

Bitcoin Drops to $80,000 on Fed Dissent, Samsung and Alphabet Earnings as AI Tokens Slump

Key Highlights Bitcoin fell 1.4% to trade near $80,100 after dipping to $79,600, while ether lost 1.7% and the CoinDesk Memecoin Index retreated 3.4%. Crypto liquidations jumped 84% to $337.4 million amid broader global equity weakness spurred by Alphabet’s earnings miss and South Korea’s Kospi slump. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs provided a continuous counterweight, recording ...

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Coins•Oct 28, 2026

MemeToro AI Coin Surges Following Fed Decision as Bitcoin and Pepe Coin Draw Focus

Key Highlights: The Federal Open Market Committee maintained interest rates at 3.75%-4.00% following a prior rate increase, causing roughly $167 million in total crypto liquidations while Bitcoin held steady near $81,200. Pepe ($PEPE) recorded a 24-hour surge of approximately 15% to trade near $0.0000049, underscoring typical meme coin volatility in liquidity-driven market conditions. MemeToro ($MT), ...

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Coins•Oct 25, 2026

Bitcoin Tests $80K as Crypto Liquidations Hit $550M: Will Key BTC Support Hold?

Key Highlights: Bitcoin volatility climbed to 38.37, expanding the likelihood of aggressive price swings in both directions. Bitcoin retested critical support at the $80,000 threshold after multiple failed recovery attempts and a rejection near $85,000. Over $549.55 million in total crypto liquidations occurred over 24 hours, with long positions bearing the vast majority at $466.76 ...

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Coins•Oct 25, 2026

XRP Death Cross Confirmed: Key Price Levels to Watch Next

Key Highlights: XRP faces immediate downside risks, with the critical $1.25 support level acting as the primary barrier preventing declines toward $1.20, $1.15, and $1.00. Bulls need a daily close above the $1.37 to $1.40 resistance range to weaken an active death cross signal and open a path toward $1.50 and the October high of ...

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Coins•Oct 24, 2026

Bitcoin Drops Below $80,000 Again After Nine Days: What Is Driving the Decline?

Key Highlights: Bitcoin fell below its $80,000 support level, triggering $828.28 million in crypto market liquidations over a 24-hour window, with $698.51 million hitting long positions. Weak institutional and spot appetite in the United States is underscored by the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index spending 31 consecutive days in negative territory. Mounting geopolitical tensions involving Iran, ...

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Coins•Oct 22, 2026

Bitcoin and Gold Trim Losses as Yen Retreats; Oil Holds Near $100

Key Highlights: Bitcoin rebounded toward $82,000, testing its 50-day simple moving average after sliding beneath $81,000 overnight. Gold climbed back to $4,020 per ounce, recovering from a session low of $3,986, alongside broader gains across Asian equities and US equity futures. Crypto liquidations surpassed $435 million within 24 hours, heavily driven by $385 million in ...

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Coins•Oct 22, 2026

Bitcoin and Ethereum Extend Sell-Off as Crypto Long Liquidations Hit $418 Million

Key Highlights: Over $417.93 million in crypto long positions were forcibly liquidated as sudden price declines triggered cascading losses for bullish traders. Bitcoin and Ethereum led derivatives market wipeouts, with Bitcoin liquidations reaching $140.62 million and Ethereum recording $93.12 million. Institutional sentiment showed resilience against the sell-off, with U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drawing $528.40 million ...

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Coins•Oct 22, 2026

Bitcoin Plunges Below $81,000 Despite $1 Billion in ETF Inflows

Key Highlights: A sudden Bitcoin market reversal triggered $135 million in long liquidations in 24 hours, driving total crypto market long wipeouts above $412 million. Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted over $1 billion across three days, yet BTC prices remained tightly range-bound between $81,724 and $83,470 due to profit-taking by short-term holders. Bitfinex analysts state that ...

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Coins•Oct 22, 2026

Bitcoin Drops Below $82,000 as AI Doubts Resurface and DeFi Tokens Lead Crypto Decline

Key Highlights: Bitcoin fell as much as 2.9% below $82,000 following tech earnings from Tesla and Meta Platforms that triggered widespread stock declines across Asian and U.S. markets. Crypto futures liquidations surged 52% to $431.1 million, while open-interest contractions across Zcash, NEAR, and Uniswap signaled rapid long-position unwinding. Monero emerged as a primary market outlier, ...

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