$185M Liquidated In Crypto Sell-Off As Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Plummet Amid Volatile Market

September 12, 2023 1:08 AM | 2 min read

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Over the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market experienced significant liquidations totaling over $185.97 million. These liquidations included long and short positions, with longs accounting for over $144 million and shorts totaling $41 million.

What Happened: CoinGlass data further reveals that during the past 24 hours, a total of 51,217 traders experienced liquidations.

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The largest single liquidation order occurred on Bitmex with a value of $8.96 million Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC).

BTC witnessed the highest liquidation value, surpassing $86 million, followed by Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) with $36 million, and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) with over $2.44 million in liquidations.

BTC, ETH and DOGE were down 1.12%, 2.33% and 0.10% respectively.

Blockchain data reveals that prominent firms such as Jump Trading, Wintermute, and Abraxas Capital made substantial deposits of cryptocurrencies to various exchanges during Monday’s market sell-off. These deposits were made in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Arbitrum’s ARB token.

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Abraxas Capital, an asset manager, transferred 14,130 ETH worth approximately $22.5 million to Bitfinex in two separate transactions. Jump Trading, a major market maker, sent nearly 236 BTC valued at $5.9 million to Binance in a single installment. Wintermute, another significant market maker, deposited more than $3.3 million worth of ARB to Binance over the past eight hours, as reported by blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence.

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Why It Matters: These deposits coincided with a sharp downturn in the crypto markets, fueled by concerns regarding FTX, potentially liquidating its $3.4 billion crypto holdings.

Additionally, historical data from Coinglass indicates that September tends to be volatile for digital assets, with Bitcoin consistently registering negative returns since 2016.

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