Bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC)
$59,603.00 -2.15289
Bitcoin price
Ethereum
Ethereum (ETH)
$2,362.82 -2.06179
Ethereum price
BNB
BNB (BNB)
$558.44 -2.16519
BNB price
Solana
Solana (SOL)
$137.86 -1.95775
Solana price
XRP
XRP (XRP)
$0.525823 -0.64024
XRP price
Shiba Inu
Shiba Inu (SHIB)
$0.0000164 -3.67665
Shiba Inu price
Pepe
Pepe (PEPE)
$0.0000092 0.63513
Pepe price
Bonk
Bonk (BONK)
$0.0000197 -1.81154
Bonk price
Bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC)
$59,603.00 -2.15289
Bitcoin price
Ethereum
Ethereum (ETH)
$2,362.82 -2.06179
Ethereum price
BNB
BNB (BNB)
$558.44 -2.16519
BNB price
Solana
Solana (SOL)
$137.86 -1.95775
Solana price
XRP
XRP (XRP)
$0.525823 -0.64024
XRP price
Shiba Inu
Shiba Inu (SHIB)
$0.0000164 -3.67665
Shiba Inu price
Pepe
Pepe (PEPE)
$0.0000092 0.63513
Pepe price
Bonk
Bonk (BONK)
$0.0000197 -1.81154
Bonk price
Bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC)
$59,603.00 -2.15289
Bitcoin price
Ethereum
Ethereum (ETH)
$2,362.82 -2.06179
Ethereum price
BNB
BNB (BNB)
$558.44 -2.16519
BNB price
Solana
Solana (SOL)
$137.86 -1.95775
Solana price
XRP
XRP (XRP)
$0.525823 -0.64024
XRP price
Shiba Inu
Shiba Inu (SHIB)
$0.0000164 -3.67665
Shiba Inu price
Pepe
Pepe (PEPE)
$0.0000092 0.63513
Pepe price
Bonk
Bonk (BONK)
$0.0000197 -1.81154
Bonk price
Bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC)
$59,603.00 -2.15289
Bitcoin price
Ethereum
Ethereum (ETH)
$2,362.82 -2.06179
Ethereum price
BNB
BNB (BNB)
$558.44 -2.16519
BNB price
Solana
Solana (SOL)
$137.86 -1.95775
Solana price
XRP
XRP (XRP)
$0.525823 -0.64024
XRP price
Shiba Inu
Shiba Inu (SHIB)
$0.0000164 -3.67665
Shiba Inu price
Pepe
Pepe (PEPE)
$0.0000092 0.63513
Pepe price
Bonk
Bonk (BONK)
$0.0000197 -1.81154
Bonk price

Nearly $300 million in crypto short positions obliterated 

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Nearly $300 million in crypto short positions obliterated 

The latest upswing in the crypto market rattled leveraged positions on both sides of the aisle, but short traders took the day’s biggest hit. 

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied over 13% in the past week, breaking above $70,000 for the first time since before the halving event last month. According to CoinMarketCap, the leading blockchain asset was less than 5% below its all-time high (ATH) set in March. 

Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency, surged 30% over the week, reclaiming a $450 billion market and can soon test the $4,000 level.

Nearly $300 million in crypto short positions obliterated  - 1
BTC and ETH rally | Source: CoinMarketCap

A market-wide recovery accompanied the price hikes, with the total cryptocurrency market cap jumping more than 7% in 24 hours to reach $2.7 trillion per CoinGecko. Trading volumes also doubled to $220.5 billion .

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Digital asset market cap and volume | Source: CoinGecko

This surge in the market brought volatility that rocked investors betting on higher or lower prices. In financial markets, traders anticipating price increases go long, while betting on price declines is termed a short position. 

CoinGlass liquidation data on May 21 showed that over $380.5 million in leveraged positions were wiped out, with short trades compromising over $294.3 million, and around $97.2 million representing liquidated long positions.

Ether shorts accounted for over $104.9 million in liquidations, the largest of any crypto asset. Bitcoin shorts followed with $83.1 million, and Solana (SOL) $16.9 million short trades came second and third respectively. 

Crypto liquidatoins
Top crypto liquidations on May 21 | Source: CoinGlass