Tokenized SanDisk bets saw more liquidations than XRP as Asia’s chip rout wipes out $800 million

DERIVATIVESTokenized SanDisk bets saw moreliquidations than XRP as Asia’s chiprout wipes out $800 million10IMPORTANCECLOSED1NEWS MEDIA1PIECESOct 13, 2026 05:30blockboard.net

Crypto exchanges liquidated about $803 million in leveraged positions over 24 hours, with bullish positions making up most of the losses. Chip-linked contracts were part of the unwind, and SanDisk perpetual futures saw slightly more liquidations than XRP. The Asia-wide move in semiconductor stocks came during the same period as the liquidations.

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Crypto exchanges liquidated about $803 million in leveraged positions over 24 hours, and bullish positions made up about 86% of the total.
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Chip-stock contracts on crypto exchanges absorbed a large share of the liquidations during the same period.
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SanDisk perpetual futures saw slightly more liquidations than XRP contracts.

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Crypto traders with leveraged bullish positions were the ones most exposed in this move, because most of the liquidations were long positions and the total reached about $803 million over 24 hours. That is the part of the market that notices the damage first the next morning, especially where chip-linked contracts are traded on crypto exchanges. (per coindesk.com)

In practice, the event shows that chip-stock-linked contracts on crypto venues were part of the same liquidation wave as broader crypto positions. What remains in place is that these contracts can still be traded, but the market activity during this period was tilted toward forced unwinds rather than fresh positioning. (per tokenpost.com)

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