Bitcoin crashes below $53K wiping out $600M in leveraged longs
The price of Bitcoin crashed below $53,000 in a sudden drawdown that saw BTC tumble 10% from $58,350 to as low as $52,500 in less than two hours on Aug. 5.
Bitcoin ( BTC ) has since regained some ground since the abrupt flash crash and is trading for $54,384 at the time of publication, per TradingView data .
The last time BTC traded below $53,000 was on Feb. 26 earlier this year, as the price rallied following the approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States.
The sharp downward move has now seen over $740 million in leverage positions wiped out across the crypto market in the last 24 hours, with just over $644 million in leveraged longs being liquidated, per CoinGlass data .
Notably, traders looking to gain leveraged exposure to Ether (ETH) were the hardest hit, with over $256 million in ETH longs cleaned up, while $231 million in BTC longs were forcibly closed. Much of this can be traced back to a large increase in the open interest for ETH as traders
There has been a significant increase in the open interest for ETH over the last few months, with traders flocking to gain exposure to the asset in the lead-up to and aftermath of the approval of spot Ether ETFs in the US.
This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.
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