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Nearly $1 billion in crypto liquidated as bitcoin, ether and XRP slide
Original: Nearly $1 billion in crypto bets liquidated as bitcoin, ether and XRP slide
Close to $1 billion in leveraged cryptocurrency positions were wiped out as bitcoin, ether and XRP fell sharply. The mass liquidation hit traders betting on rising prices, forcing exchanges to close their positions automatically as prices dropped. The scale of the sell-off has renewed debate about leverage risks and volatility across the crypto market.
Why now: A sudden market-wide crypto price drop triggered large-scale liquidations, hitting many traders at once.
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