Source: CoinDesk ↗
Bitcoin, ether and XRP selloff wipes out $1.5 billion in leveraged crypto bets
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What the source reports
Bets on rising prices accounted for nearly 84% of forced closures, with Binance handling almost half the total. A rebound has since started catching short sellers.
Read the original report on CoinDesk ↗Live market context
BTC Bitcoin
$77,536.02
-3.23% · 24h
23 supported listings
ETH Ethereum
$2,237.38
-3.73% · 24h
23 supported listings
XRP XRP
$1.25
-3.22% · 24h
22 supported listings
Market figures are live reference data, not evidence that this report caused a price movement. Not financial advice.
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