{"id":6771,"date":"2025-08-26T18:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/sleepless-in-crypto-900-m-liquidated-amid-bitcoins-steep-fall\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T18:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:13:11","slug":"sleepless-in-crypto-900-m-liquidated-amid-bitcoins-steep-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/sleepless-in-crypto-900-m-liquidated-amid-bitcoins-steep-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleepless In Crypto: $900-M Liquidated Amid Bitcoin\u2019s Steep Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

A significant plunge in the crypto market has sent shockwaves across the industry over the last 24 hours, leaving a trail of liquidations in its wake.\u00a0Around 200,000 traders were forced out of their positions as Bitcoin<\/a> plunged to a seven-week low, wiping out more than $900 million in liquidations over a single day.<\/p>\n

According to CoinGlass<\/a>, most of those losses came from long bets that could not weather the slide.<\/p>\n

Liquidations Hit Retail Traders<\/h2>\n

Reports have disclosed that a single large sale helped set off the cascade. Selling pressure intensified as a large holder offloaded 24,000 BTC, triggering a wave of liquidations, said Rachael Lucas, a crypto analyst at BTC Markets.<\/p>\n

On Coinbase, Bitcoin briefly fell below $109,000 \u2014 its weakest level since July 9. Market participants felt the shock fast; traders who were long were the ones most exposed.<\/p>\n

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Macro Signals And Market Reaction<\/h2>\n

A recent hint from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole about potential interest rate cuts<\/a> changed how some investors priced risk.<\/p>\n

Since August 14, when Bitcoin reached an all-time high just over $124,000, the asset has corrected by over 10%. Based on data, the drop since Powell\u2019s speech is about 7%.<\/p>\n

The single-day move was measured at close to 3% decline for Bitcoin, and total crypto market value slipped back below $4 trillion to about $3.83 trillion as almost $200 billion flowed out of the space.<\/p>\n

Ether Is Holding Up<\/p>\n

Ether traded near $4,340 and, for now, looks steadier than Bitcoin. It did fall, but it did not breach last week\u2019s low. Institutional interest in Ether remains a talking point. According to Lucas, institutions continue to focus on Ethereum<\/a>, even as traders reassess risk across smaller coins.<\/p>\n

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Altcoins Took Bigger Hits<\/p>\n

Many smaller tokens fell harder<\/a> than the majors. Solana, Dogecoin, Cardano, Chainlink, and Sui were among the worst hit.<\/p>\n

That pushed losses beyond the headline Bitcoin numbers and left traders in altcoin-heavy positions nursing larger drawdowns.<\/p>\n

Thin weekend liquidity served to enhance the price gyrations, making the action more extreme than it would have been on a more active trading day.<\/p>\n

September’s Track Record And Outlook<\/p>\n

There is also a historical component to the tale. September has a history of strong pullbacks in bull markets, with strong corrections in 2017 and 2021.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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