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$153 Million in Crypto Futures Liquidated in an Hour as Longs Take the Hit

$153 million of crypto futures positions were liquidated in an hour, $148 million of them longs, Coinalyze data shows.

By Tradexus News DeskOct 30, 2026 · 00:47 UTC 2 min read

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Crypto futures saw $153 million liquidated in one hour, with $148 million from long positions.
Short positions accounted for $4.4 million of the liquidations.
The biggest losses were on Bitcoin ($73.3 million), Ether ($47 million) and Solana ($14.4 million).

Why it matters: It shows a rapid market shift that forced many leveraged traders to exit, highlighting heightened risk for long‑biased positions.

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$153 Million in Crypto Futures Liquidated in an Hour as Longs Take the Hit

Crypto futures traders saw $153 million of positions liquidated in the past hour, according to Coinalyze data covering the largest perpetual futures markets on four exchanges.

Long positions accounted for $148 million and short positions for $4.4 million, a sign that the selling caught traders betting on higher prices.

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The largest amounts were in Bitcoin ($73.3 million), Ether ($47 million), Solana ($14.4 million). In the hour before, liquidations totaled $40.8 million.

A liquidation happens when an exchange closes a leveraged position because the trader no longer has enough margin to keep it open.

This alert was written automatically by the Tradexus News Desk from live market data (liquidations: Coinalyze).

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