B.Protocol Raises $2.2M to Backstop DeFi Liquidations
1kx, Spartan Group and Robot Ventures are backing a project that aims to smooth DeFi’s sometimes-hairy liquidation events.
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Dec 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 22, 2021
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Bitcoin Drops 5%, Slipping Below $50K on Leverage Washouts
Some $187 million of crypto trading positions were liquidated over the past 24 hours.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 2:31 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2021
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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Plummets as El Salvador Buys the Dip
Bitcoin tumbled below $46K, triggering billions in long position liquidations.
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Sep 7, 2021 at 8:55 p.m. UTC
Sep 7, 2021
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BTC Briefly Dropped Below $40K on Huobi Amid Massive Liquidation
More than $3 billion in long positions were liquidated on Tuesday.
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Sep 7, 2021 at 7:06 p.m. UTC
Sep 7, 2021
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Market Wrap: Musk-Induced Sell-Off Spurs Crypto Price Drop Before a Slight Recovery
Bitcoin dipped below $36K and ether fell under $2.6K on Tesla CEO’s bearish tweets, wiping out some leveraged players in the market.
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Jun 4, 2021 at 8:33 p.m. UTC
Jun 4, 2021
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Bitcoin Drops Below $31K Before Rebounding; $8B in Liquidations Triggered
The price of bitcoin is now down more than 30% so far in May, on track for its worst month since November 2018.
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May 19, 2021 at 12:19 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2021
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South African Cryptocurrency Exchange iCE3 Goes Into Liquidation
The company told customers withdrawals from the platform have been disabled, and they will get further details Wednesday.
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Apr 7, 2021 at 2:28 p.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2021
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Users of Hacked Exchange Cryptopia Can Now Make Claims to Recover Funds
The liquidator of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange has opened a portal so former users can begin making claims to retrieve their trapped funds.
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Dec 11, 2020 at 11:33 a.m. UTC
Dec 11, 2020
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Flash Crash: Bitcoin Price Slides by $1.4K in Minutes
Bitcoin's sudden price drop triggers a long squeeze across major exchanges.
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Aug 2, 2020 at 11:45 a.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2020
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Expectations for Even Further Bitcoin Gains Keep Lid on Futures Contracts Liquidations
Only $133 million in futures were liquidated on BitMEX as bitcoin soared above $11,400.
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Jul 28, 2020 at 3:13 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2020