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Bitcoin, ether and XRP selloff wipes out $1.5 billion in leveraged crypto bets
A significant market selloff involving Bitcoin, ether, and XRP has resulted in the elimination of $1.5 billion in leveraged cryptocurrency positions.
The majority of forced liquidations stemmed from positions anticipating price increases, constituting nearly 84% of the total closures.
Binance processed almost half of the entirety of these forced closures.
Subsequently, a market recovery has begun to impact short sellers.
This event highlights the sensitivity of leveraged positions to sudden directional shifts across major digital assets.
The concentration of forced closures handled by a single major exchange, Binance, underscores the systemic interconnectedness within leveraged trading venues.
