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Bitcoin Surges to $92,000, Triggers $410 Million in Liquidations
Bitcoin has experienced a significant recovery, with its price surging to $92,000 after dropping below $84,000. This marks an over 8% increase within 24 hours.
- The entire cryptocurrency market has followed Bitcoin's rise, with https://holder.io/coins/eth/ seeing nearly a 10% gain.
- Volatility has led to over $410 million in liquidations in the crypto market within a day.
- Short contracts were most affected, accounting for about $348 million or 85% of total liquidations.
- Bitcoin, https://holder.io/coins/eth/, and Solana were major contributors to the liquidation event, with $196 million, $95 million, and $18 million respectively.
- Only $13 million of Bitcoin liquidations involved long positions; $182 million were short positions.
This event is termed a "short squeeze," where a sharp price movement triggers further liquidations, amplifying the price change. Such occurrences are common due to high volatility and leverage use in crypto trading.