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Bitcoin Plummets to $38K Leaving Over $700M in Liquidationsths

George Georgiev Jan 21, 2022 06:59
Bitcoin's price dropped viciously in the past few hours, plummeting towards $38K for the first time since August 2021.

Things took a turn for the worse in the past few hours as Bitcoin’s price reversed and dropped to a 6-month low at $38,200 (on Binance). This also left over $700 million worth of liquidations in the past 24 hours alone.

  • Bitcoin’s price tumbled below $40K today, and it reached as low as $38,200 (on Binance). At the time of this writing, the price sits at around $38,600.
Bitcoin Price. Source: Binance
  • This marks an 8% decline in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko, while also charting the lowest price since August 5th, 2021 – a six-month low.
  • The rest of the market is also in the red. Ethereum is trading at slightly above $2,800 for a 9.4% decrease.
  • BNB dropped 10% to $420, and Cardano is down 10%, trading at $1.23.
  • This entire market downturn also left $720 million worth of liquidations in the past 24 hours alone.
  • The largest single liquidation order happened on BitMEX. It was an XBTUSD order with a face value of $9.9 million.
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George Georgiev

Georgi Georgiev is CryptoPotato's editor-in-chief and seasoned writer with over four years of experience writing about blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Georgi's passion for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies bloomed in late 2016 and he hasn't looked back since. Crypto’s technological and economic implications are what interest him most, and he has one eye turned to the market whenever he’s not sleeping. Contact George: LinkedIn