{"id":49750,"date":"2026-08-19T20:01:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=49750"},"modified":"2026-08-19T20:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:01:33","slug":"1930000000-in-bitcoin-and-crypto-liquidated-as-btc-price-crosses-68000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=49750","title":{"rendered":"$1,930,000,000 in Bitcoin and Crypto Liquidated As BTC Price Crosses $68,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTC-Could-Crash-25.jpg?resize=1024,600\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Traders betting against Bitcoin and the crypto markets are getting liquidated as BTC\u2019s price pushes higher.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In the last 24 hours, a total of $1.93 billion in leveraged crypto bets have been liquidated, according to the market data tracker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/liquidations\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CoinGlass<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The vast majority of the liquidations hit traders going short, coming in at $1.75 billion. Long positions accounted for just $179.28 million.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Bitcoin led the wipeouts with roughly $1.15 billion liquidated, nearly all from short positions. Ethereum followed at about $516 million, also dominated by shorts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Over 127,000 traders were forced out in total.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Bitcoin is now trading at approximately $68,344, up more than 5.6% in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><em><span>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDailyHodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span>Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"736\"><\/div>\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. 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