Crypto Market Liquidations Exceed $1.1 Billion in 24 Hours, Ethereum Liquidation Intensity Six Times That of Bitcoin
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Crypto markets liquidated $1.19 billion in 24 hours, over $1 billion from longs; Ethereum's per-market-cap clearing intensity ran six times Bitcoin's, exposing far heavier leverage concentration among ETH traders.
How large was this liquidation wave?
Total 24-hour liquidations hit $1.19 billion, with over $1 billion from long positions.
This means → the vast majority of wiped-out traders were betting on rising prices, and the reversal triggered a collective squeeze.
Ethereum alone cleared $356 million; Bitcoin cleared $298 million — yet Bitcoin's market cap is more than five times Ethereum's.
Why is Ethereum's clearing intensity six times Bitcoin's?
Per $1 billion of market cap, Ethereum saw $1.2 million in liquidations versus just $180,000 for Bitcoin.
In plain terms = for every dollar of "body weight," Ethereum carries six times the leverage Bitcoin does.
This reflects a structurally more aggressive leverage profile among ETH traders — when prices dip, cascading liquidations hit harder and faster.
Where did the single largest blow-up happen?
The biggest single liquidation occurred on Hyperliquid, a decentralized leverage platform — one Ethereum long was force-closed at nearly $20 million.
Liquidation mechanics are self-reinforcing: forced selling pushes prices lower, eroding the next tranche of margin and triggering more liquidations.
In plain terms = it works like dominoes — the first position to fall knocks down the next.
How did prices and liquidations break down across tokens?
Ethereum dropped over 3% in 24 hours to around $2,490; Bitcoin fell roughly 1%.
Solana-linked positions saw about $71 million in liquidations, XRP about $34 million, NEAR about $25 million.
The remaining tokens combined for roughly $119 million — smaller coins' aggregate clearing was far from trivial.
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