$1 Billion Liquidated as Bitcoin Price Crashes by $1.4K in Minutes
Cointelegraph
Published Aug 02, 2020 02:24AM ET
Updated Aug 02, 2020 04:00AM ET
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) plunged by 13% and 21%, respectively, within minutes on Aug. 2. The move liquidated more than $1 billion worth of futures contracts as BTC/USD dropped from around $12,000 to as low as $10,550.
There appear to be two main reasons behind the sudden cascade of liquidations. First, the volume in the cryptocurrency market tends to drop during weekends. Second, the market was heavily swayed to longs or buyers.
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