<body><div>Over $259 million was liquidated from the crypto market in the past 24 hours, with Ethereum leading the losses at $73.16 million. Bitcoin’s price fluctuated between $67,000 and $65,400, contributing to market volatility.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2gtDUt_0wJvlF8H00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2gtDUt_0wJvlF8H00" width="1152" height="748" ><figcaption>Crypto liquidations (Source: Coinglass)</figcaption></figure>Data from Coinglass shows that 86,408 traders were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation order valued at $9.63 million occurring on OKX’s BTC-USDT swap. Long positions dominated the liquidations, accounting for $186.31 million, while short positions accounted for $78.61 million.In the last four hours, exchanges reported significant liquidations totaling $20.30 million. Binance led with $9.40 million, predominantly from long positions at 73.55%. OKX and Bybit were followed by liquidations of $4.70 million and $3.93 million, respectively, with long positions making up over 86% of the losses on both platforms.The substantial liquidations indicate heightened market activity and potential over-leveraging by traders as Bitcoin Open Interest recently hit a new all-time high.Disclaimer: Our writers' opinions are solely their own and do not reflect the opinion of CryptoSlate. None of the information you read on CryptoSlate should be taken as investment advice, nor does CryptoSlate endorse any project that may be mentioned or linked to in this article. Buying and trading cryptocurrencies should be considered a high-risk activity. Please do your own due diligence before taking any action related to content within this article. Finally, CryptoSlate takes no responsibility should you lose money trading cryptocurrencies.</div></body>

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Ethereum leads liquidations as $259 million wiped out in 24 hours amid Bitcoin price swing

Over $259 million was liquidated from the crypto market in the past 24 hours, with Ethereum leading the losses at $73.16 million. Bitcoin’s price fluctuated between $67,000 and $65,400, contributing to market volatility. Data from Coinglass shows that 86,408 traders were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation order valued...