TLDR
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) led Mondays liquidations.
- Bitcoin saw about $185 million liquidated per an Asia market open update.
- Ethereum recorded roughly $167 million in liquidations per a market recap.
- Total crypto liquidations were roughly $600$780 million, mostly longs, per a Coinglass-based summary.
Deep Dive
1. Bitcoin Led
Bitcoin was the largest contributor to liquidations as prices broke lower into early Asia hours, with around $185 million in BTC positions wiped out in 24 hours per Coinglass data cited in an Asia market open update.
- Some outlets reported higher figures depending on window definitions, with BTC liquidations cited as ~$311 million in another daily recap.
- Differences usually reflect varying 24-hour cutoffs and exchange coverage across trackers.
BTC remains the primary driver of derivative resets; when it breaks support, liquidation waves typically start in BTC and spill over to majors.
2. Ethereum Close Second
ETH ranked second by liquidations, with ~$167 million noted across exchanges per a market recap.
- A parallel read showed ~$154 million in ETH liquidations within the same broad window per an Asia market update.
- The largest single liquidation Monday was an ETH-USDC order on Binance, per a CoinDesk markets note.
ETH positioning was heavily long; when BTC pulled back, ETH long liquidations amplified the move.
3. Altcoins And Totals
Totals varied by source but cluster in the $600$780 million range for the 24-hour window, with longs the majority per the Asia market open update and a market recap.
- Solana (SOL) was the next notable, with roughly $26 million in liquidations within a four-hour burst, per a derivatives snapshot.
- Binance, Hyperliquid, and Bybit each saw over $160 million in liquidations, with longs comprising almost 90% per a CoinDesk summary.
Most pain was in long leverage across majors; venue concentration suggests systematic deleveraging when key supports break.
Conclusion
BTC and ETH drove Mondays liquidation wave, with BTC first through support and ETH following as long positions unwound. Totals sit in a broad range due to tracker windows, but all credible reads agree the majority were long liquidations, concentrated across major venues.
