Bitcoin falls nearly $2,000 in 20 minutes as $400 million in longs get liquidated
Bitcoin slid to about $83,800 in a move that coincided with more than $400 million in leveraged crypto long liquidations over roughly an hour. One report put long liquidations at $398 million, while another said longs made up 97% of $415.33 million in total forced closures. Another account said Bitcoin dropped nearly $2,000 in 20 minutes as the liquidation wave hit the market.
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Traders using leverage were the ones most directly affected, because the forced closures were concentrated in long positions and were measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars. That is the immediate change visible to market participants: positions that were open became closed within about an hour, and Bitcoin was trading around $83,800 during the move.
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| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 years ago | BTC a 1.152e+05 $ high | today it sits -29.2 % from there |
| 4 months ago | BTC a 5.857e+04 $ low | today it sits +39.3 % from there |
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