Nearly $1 billion in crypto bets liquidated as bitcoin, ether and XRP slide
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Nearly $1 billion in crypto bets is liquidated as Bitcoin, Ether and XRP slide, with Ether driving almost 60% of forced closures and falling roughly twice as sharply as Bitcoin. The sharp drop triggers margin calls across leveraged platforms, squeezing long positions and prompting traders to reduce exposure, which could deepen short‑term market volatility.
Ether accounted for nearly 60% of the forced closures across the two largest cryptocurrencies, falling roughly twice as much as bitcoin.