$180M in short positions liquidated across crypto market in just 30 minutes
A significant liquidation event in the crypto market saw $180 million in short positions wiped out in just 30 minutes. This occurred as Bitcoin surpassed key resistance levels, triggering a cascade of forced closures among overleveraged traders. The widespread nature of these liquidations suggests a lower systemic risk for the market despite the dramatic headline figure.
- ▪$180 million in short positions were liquidated across the crypto market in a 30-minute window.
- ▪The liquidation cascade was triggered as Bitcoin pushed through key price levels, forcing traders to cover their positions.
- ▪The absence of large entities tied to this event indicates that the overleveraged short positioning was widespread among smaller traders.
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$180M in short positions liquidated across crypto market in just 30 minutes A rapid wave of forced liquidations caught overleveraged bears off guard as Bitcoin pushed through key resistance levels. Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team May. 23, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); Roughly $180 million in short positions were wiped out across the crypto market in a 30-minute window, delivering the kind of sudden,…
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