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XRP Short Traders Log Highest Losses in 2023 After Landmark Court Ruling

XRP Short Traders Log Highest Losses in 2023 After Landmark Court Ruling

CoindeskCoindesk2023/07/14 04:17
By:Shaurya Malwa

XRP token market capitalization has jumped to over $40 billion, its largest level since April 2022.

XRP and DOGE took off while other cryptos flatlined.

A landmark court ruling drove XRP prices to nearly double over the past 24 hours before receding in early Asian hours on Friday, with XRP shorts losing the most money so far this year.

Data from Coinglass shows XRP-tracked futures traders racked up a total of $58 million in losses as

Of that, shorts, or bets against price rises, lost $33 million while longs constituted the remaining. Traders at crypto exchange Bybit saw the most liquidations at $21 million, followed by OKX at $14 million and Binance at $14 million.

XRP liquidations were at their highest this year. (Coinglass)

Liquidation refers to when an exchange forcefully closes a trader’s leveraged position due to a partial or total loss of the trader’s initial margin. This happens when a trader is unable to meet the margin requirements for a leveraged position or fails to have sufficient funds to keep the trade open.

Large liquidations can signal the local top or bottom of a price move, which may allow traders to position themselves accordingly.

Such price action came immediately after the District Court for the Southern District of New York said the “offer and sale of XRP on digital asset exchanges did not amount to offers and sales of investment contracts,” as “the record cannot establish the third Howey prong to these transactions.”

Elsewhere, the ruling caused Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA) and other altcoins to jump as traders likely considered XRP’s partial victory as a favorable outcome for the crypto market – one that has been targeted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in recent months for allegations of several issuers offering their tokens as securities to U.S. investors.

Edited by Sam Reynolds.


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