Crypto Liquidations Hit $698M With Long Squeezes Clouding Uptober Outlook

ANALYSISCrypto Liquidations Hit $698MWith Long Squeezes CloudingUptober Outlook7IMPORTANCECLOSED1NEWS MEDIA1PIECESOct 7, 2026 15:36blockboard.net

Crypto liquidations over the last 24 hours were reported at just under $700 million, with long positions making up most of the total. Ether saw more liquidations than Bitcoin, and one piece also noted a sharp drop in BTC funding rates during the same period.

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Crypto futures liquidations reached $699 million over the previous 24 hours, and long positions accounted for $650 million of that total.
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Ether liquidations were higher than Bitcoin liquidations during the same 24-hour period.
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Crypto liquidations over the last 24 hours exceeded $698 million, with $645 million from long positions and $49 million from shorts.
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Bitcoin’s funding rate moved from 7% to below 1% during the same period.

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Traders using leveraged crypto positions are the group that would notice this first, because the liquidations were concentrated in longs over a single day. Ether traders would also see a larger liquidation footprint than Bitcoin traders in that window.

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Where this sits in the Bitcoin series

WhenWhat happenedFigure
1.0 years ago BTC a 1.152e+05 $ high today it sits -29.1 % from there
4 months ago BTC a 5.857e+04 $ low today it sits +39.5 % from there

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