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Home » Crypto News » Over $290 Million Liquidated in an Hour as Bitcoin Crashes $1.6K Before $20,000

Over $290 Million Liquidated in an Hour as Bitcoin Crashes $1.6K Before $20,000

Author: George Georgiev

Last Updated Dec 1, 2020 @ 12:58

Bitcoin just crashed around $1,600 in less than an hour and this resulted in massive liquidations across the board. The majority of it came from Binance.

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Bitcoin just went on a massive rollercoaster as the price came really close to breaching the coveted $20,000 for the first time in history on many exchanges.

Unfortunately, the last mile turned out too challenging to walk, and the price took a nosedive, resulting in hundreds of millions liquidated and billions wiped off the market cap.

Bitcoin Takes a Beating

The last hour was nothing but intense in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin almost touched $20,000, getting the entire community overwhelmed as it was preparing to do so for the first time in history on the majority of cryptocurrency exchanges.

That wasn’t the case, though, as, like many times before, BTC took the exact opposite direction, crashing around $1,600 in less than an hour.

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BTC/USD, Bitstamp. Source: TradingView

At the time of this writing, the price has recovered to about $18,900, though it reached a low of $18,400 on Bitstamp. The result? Massive liquidations across the board.

Almost $300 Million Liquidated in an Hour

Data shows that this volatility has resulted in massive liquidations across the major exchanges. Right now, the number sits at $293 million in the past hour and $787 million in the past 24 hours.

The largest liquidation that happened in the past hour took place on BitMEX, where someone saw $4.42 million wiped off.

Interestingly enough, the bulk of this volume came from the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance.

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Exchange Liquidation Data. Source: Bybt

Liquidations on Binance accounted for around 50% of the total, followed by Huobi with 25%. BitMEX and OKEx are responsible for about 18% of it all.

At this rate, it’s interesting to see how the market will develop going forward. The volatility is astronomical, and the battle between bulls and bears rages on with full force.

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Georgi Georgiev is CryptoPotato's editor-in-chief and a 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

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