BTC, ETH Lead $403M Crypto Liquidations, What Next?

Significant Liquidations Impact Crypto Market

The cryptocurrency market has experienced significant liquidations, with approximately $403 million withdrawn from exchanges in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and other cryptocurrencies have been affected by this volatility.

Liquidation Details

• Over 117,342 traders have been liquidated, amounting to a total loss of $305.80 million.
• The most substantial single liquidation occurred on Binance (ETH/USDT), with a value of $12.01 million.

Factors Contributing to Liquidations

• Volatility in the futures market led to losses for long traders who predicted a market recovery.
• Long traders accounted for $216.23 million of the liquidations, while short traders incurred $89.57 million in losses.
• Assets with large liquidations included BTC ($84.68 million), ETH ($76.16 million), Dogecoin ($11.37 million), and Solana ($10.6 million).

Outlook for BTC and ETH

• Bitcoin trades at $96,510.68, while Ethereum rests at $2,778.04.
• The optimism of long traders may have been fueled by potential policy changes in the United States.

Path to Market Recovery

• Price recovery in leading crypto assets, such as BTC, ETH, and SOL, could contribute to market stabilization.
• The Federal Reserve's interest rate policy could impact safe asset attractiveness and, subsequently, cryptocurrency demand.
• A rate cut could trigger an uptrend in risk assets like Bitcoin.