Cryptocurrency markets saw their biggest short position liquidation day in history on Wednesday, with over $1 billion in shorts liquidated over the space of a few hours.
Bitcoin Hits $69,000, Ethereum Goes on 20% Bull Rampage, XRP, SOL Pump 10% on Historic Crypto Day
Cryptocurrency markets saw their biggest short position liquidation day in history on Wednesday, with over $1 billion in shorts liquidated over the space of a few hours.
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Aug 19, 2026 at 9:15 PM UTC · Updated há 11 horas · 1 min de leitura
Key Signal
$1.92B 24-hour trader liquidations
Entities
bitcoin, ethereum, solana, xrp
Market Impact
Total MCap+10.40%
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há 11 horas
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Notable Statistics:
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Coinglass data shows 126,017 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $1.92 billion.
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SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $189.3 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Tuesday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of $71.5 million.
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In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Bitway, Pump.fun and MemeCore.
Notable Developments:
Trader Notes:
Trader Michael van de Poppe said Bitcoin's surge to $69,000 wiped out shorts and cleared liquidity above $68,200.
He expects a pullback rather than an immediate continuation, viewing $66,500–$67,000 as a buying zone before a potential move toward $72,000–$73,500.
Trader KillaXBT compared Bitcoin's current 2026 structure with its 2022 bottom, suggesting a pullback from $68,000–$70,000 could still hold above previous lows.
Bitcoin moved from $66,072.5 to $71,689.3 over the last 30-day period, a gain of 8.5 percent.
Source: Kraken · NewsLayer Markets · Updated há poucos segundos
However, the pattern would require BTC to re-enter the range and show clear 4-hour/daily exhaustion; failure to do so would invalidate the fractal.
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