Benzinga - Over $27 million worth of short Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours as the price of Ethereum soared, nearly reaching the $2400 level.
What Happened: Data from CoinGlass indicates a total of $33.75 million ETH in liquidations occurred across exchanges. Specifically, shorts composed 78.67% of this figure.
Leading the pack, Binance accounted for $11.30 million in ETH shorts. OKX and Huobi also faced considerable ETH short liquidations, witnessing 69.53% and 85.17% respectively.
While Ethereum short holders faced losses, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) saw over $26 million in long positions wiped out. The entirety of Bitcoin liquidations summed up to $43.58 million, with long positions accounting for 61.97%.
The total liquidations in the market amounted to $161.95 million, including the largest single liquidation order on Bitmex valued at $1.80 million.
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Why It Matters: Santiment, a crypto analytics firm said, "Ethereum has scratched its way to $2,349, its highest level since June, 2022. The long-term trend of top non-exchange whale wallets getting richer, and top exchange whale wallets having less sell-off power, is a promising combo for a continued climb. "