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Bitcoin Tumbles as Wild Crypto Market Swing Causes $310M Losses From Liquidations

The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI), which tracks the performance of the broader crypto market, plummeted 5.6% in an hour.

By Krisztian Sandor

Apr 26, 2023 at 9:17 p.m. UTC

Apr 26, 2023

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Bitcoin Surges 18% to Above $24K

Some $160 million in short positions have been liquidated on Monday.

By Lyllah Ledesma

Mar 13, 2023 at 4:22 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2023

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On-chain liquidations on ethereum (Defi llama)

On-Chain Liquidations Beckon as Ether Slumps to 2-Month Low

A total of $119 million in on-chain positions are at risk of being liquidated if ether slides by another 20%.

By Oliver Knight

Mar 10, 2023 at 2:28 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2023

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Crypto Traders Suffer Over $300M of Losses in Liquidations Amid Market Crash

The largest long liquidation in at least a month suggests Thursday’s crash in crypto prices has caught traders off-guard. Bitcoin traders suffered the most losses, some $112 million in the past 24 hours, while ether liquidations surpassed $73 million, per data from CoinGlass.

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 9, 2023 at 11:53 p.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2023

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Bitcoin Long Liquidations Hit Highest Level Since August

Centralized exchanges liquidated bullish long futures worth over $62 million during the early Asian hours.

By Omkar Godbole

Mar 3, 2023 at 6:19 a.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2023

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Bitcoin

Crypto Markets Post Largest Short Liquidations Since July 2021

Crypto markets had over 700 million in liquidations on short trades or bets against price rises reaching levels not seen since July 2021 This comes as ether ETH leads token surge up more than 10 in the past 24 hours The Hash panel discusses the latest movements in crypto and what it suggests about the [...]

By CoinDesk Inc

Oct 26, 2022 at 5:04 p.m. UTC

Oct 26, 2022

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Crypto Markets See Largest Short Liquidations in 15 Months; Ether Leads Token Surge

Crypto exchange FTX saw some $500 million in liquidations alone, a larger-than-usual figure.

By Shaurya Malwa

Oct 26, 2022 at 6:45 a.m. UTC

Oct 26, 2022

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Finance

Lending

Lender Babel Finance Lost $280M Trading Customer Funds: Report

The firm is looking to convert hundreds of million in debt into equity after a series of trading losses.

By Oliver Knight

Jul 29, 2022 at 9:36 a.m. UTC

Jul 29, 2022

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Voyager digital

Is FTX Proposal Offering Voyager Customers a Good Deal? One Bankruptcy Expert Weighs In

Thomas Braziel, a partner at investment firm 507 Capital, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss whether customers are getting the best deal from crypto trading platform FTX and why it could be best for Voyager Digital to weigh its options.

By Fran Velasquez

Jul 25, 2022 at 8:25 p.m. UTC

Jul 25, 2022

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