Bitcoin Carnage: $322 Million Worth of Longs Incinerated in One Hour

The cryptocurrency market suffered a catastrophic flash crash on Thursday. 

The sudden Bitcoin plunge has resulted in nearly $800 million in leveraged positions being liquidated over the last 24 hours.

The carnage was most severe in a single, brutal hour of trading where bulls were caught off guard. 

According to CoinGlass liquidation data, a staggering $301.15 million in long positions were wiped out in just 60 minutes. Longs accounted for 96% of the damage ($301.15 million).

Bullish traders with no time to react as Bitcoin plunged from highs near $90,600 toward the $84,000 support level.

The liquidation cascade

Over the full day, $797.91 million has been erased from the market. Of this, $690.26 million came from bullish traders who were betting on a breakout to new highs.

Bitcoin (BTC) plunged 5.3% to $84,635, dragging the broader digital asset market down with it. 

The single largest liquidation order of the day occurred on Hyperliquid, where a massive $31.64 million BTC-USD position was forcibly closed.

Hyperliquid processed $137.99 million in liquidations, CoinGlass data shows. It accounts for nearly 28% of the global total. Binance and Bybit come in second and third places, respectively. 

BTC/JPY liquidity surges 

In the meantime, a surprising anomaly emerged in the spot markets during the recent crash, according to David Lawant, researcher at Anchorage. 

The Binance BTC/JPY spot pair has seen “unprecedented” liquidity during the dump, which is rather rare.

“The most interesting thing about this price dump is how liquid the Binance BTC/JPY spot pair has been,” Lawant posted on X. “It’s very rare to see something that is not a USD or stablecoin BTC spot pair in the top 10 most liquid.”