In the past 24 hours, crypto markets witnessed a massive liquidation wave totaling $979.72 million, with long positions overwhelmingly impacted.
The day closed out as the largest liquidation event since February, when nearly $3 billion in both longs and shorts were liquidated within 48 hours.
Here’s how it breaks down:
Longs Liquidated: $873.05M (≈89.12%)
Shorts Liquidated: $106.67M (≈10.88%)...
Bitcoin briefly dipped to $100,000 before swiftly rebounding to $103,000 in early trading hours Friday, as markets reacted to an explosive social media fallout between U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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Uber is exploring dollar-pegged stablecoins as a tool for transferring funds across its global network, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said on June 5 at the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco.
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The drop extended a multi-day slide triggered by shifting investor sentiment and declining demand from institutions.
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The Block founder Mike Dudas sounded the alarm in a social media post on June 5, warning that he received a fake letter at his home address.
The letter included his...