Most alternative coins are also well in the red on a daily scale.
After several days of trading sideways, bitcoin finally made a move but not a positive one for the bulls.
The cryptocurrency slumped below $29,000 to chart its lowest price tag in a month and a half, leaving almost $100 million in liquidations.
As CryptoPotatoreported yesterday, bitcoin, and for that matter the rest of the market, had remained calm for several consecutive days, something rather untypical for the volatile crypto space.
The primary cryptocurrency stood in a tight range between $29,000 and $29,500, and the former served as its resistance line.
However, the landscape changed during the early Asian trading session on Tuesday. Bitcoin slumped by almost a grand from well above $29,000 to $28,750 (on Bitstamp). This became its lowest price tag since June 21.
Despite recovering a few hundred dollars since then, BTC is still well in the red now. Likewise, most altcoins have also suffered.
Dogecoin, Solana, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Avalanche, Polygon, and Stellar have all declined by somewhere between 3-5% in a day.
Somewhat expectedly, this volatility has harmed over-leveraged traders, especially those with long positions.
Data from CoinGlass shows that the total value of liquidations for the past 24 hours has risen to just shy of $100 million. Naturally, long positions are responsible for the lion’s share (85%) of that amount.
In total, more than 35,000 traders have been liquidated, and the single largest order took place on Bybit and was worth over $1 million.
Jordan got into crypto in 2016 by trading and investing. He began writing about blockchain technology in 2017 and now serves as CryptoPotato's Assistant Editor-in-Chief. He has managed numerous crypto-related projects and is passionate about all things blockchain. Contact Jordan: LinkedIn
