BTC
$108,237.70
–
2.24%
ETH
$2,559.62
–
3.62%
USDT
$0.9997
+
0.00%
XRP
$2.3501
–
3.31%
BNB
$670.04
–
1.75%
SOL
$175.28
–
3.97%
USDC
$0.9995
–
0.02%
DOGE
$0.2287
–
6.08%
ADA
$0.7625
–
5.67%
TRX
$0.2728
–
0.25%
SUI
$3.6670
–
4.03%
HYPE
$33.76
–
3.30%
LINK
$15.78
–
5.29%
AVAX
$23.23
–
7.43%
XLM
$0.2912
–
3.34%
SHIB
$0.0₄1449
–
5.95%
BCH
$429.61
–
1.39%
LEO
$8.8112
–
0.20%
HBAR
$0.1922
–
5.49%
TON
$3.0237
–
3.51%
May 24, 2025, 7:03 a.m.
- Bullish crypto bets lost over $500 million as markets reacted to President Trump’s tariff threats.
- Bitcoin’s price dropped sharply, leading to significant losses across the crypto market, including ether, Solana, XRP, and dogecoin.
- The largest single liquidation was a $9.53 million BTC-USDT swap on OKX, highlighting market volatility and potential turning points.
Bullish crypto bets lost over $500 million in the past 24 hours as traders took profits and markets slid following President Donald Trump’s fresh threats of tariffs on European imports and Apple products, sparking a wave of liquidations.
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Bitcoin, which had been trading above $111,000, dropped quickly to around $108,600, wiping out intraday gains and rattling broader market sentiment.
BTC’s drop was mirrored across the crypto complex, with futures tracking ether (ETH), Solana’s SOL, xrp (XRP) and dogecoin (DOGE) showing losses from $30 million to over $100 million.
Bitcoin futures saw roughly $181 million in losses, while Ether futures accounted for nearly $142 million. Altcoins added another $100 million in liquidations, including notable wipeouts in SOL, DOGE, and XRP.
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The largest single liquidation was a $9.53 million BTC-USDT swap on OKX, CoinGlass data shows.
A liquidation occurs when an exchange forcefully closes a trader’s leveraged position due to the trader’s inability to meet the margin requirements.
Large-scale liquidations can indicate market extremes, like panic selling or buying. A cascade of liquidations might suggest a market turning point, where a price reversal could be imminent due to an overreaction in market sentiment.
The pullback arrived just as bitcoin was gaining momentum on ETF inflows and growing institutional interest, leading some to expect a calm weekend.
Instead, volatility returned in full force. With the macro environment now destabilized by renewed trade war fears, traders may remain cautious heading into next week’s sessions.
Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.
Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX, SNX, RUNE, FTM, ZIL, KSM, ENJ, CKB, JOE, GHST, PERP, BTRFLY, OHM, BANANA, ROME, BURGER, SPIRIT, and ORCA.
He provides over $1,000 to liquidity pools on Compound, Curve, SushiSwap, PancakeSwap, BurgerSwap, Orca, AnySwap, SpiritSwap, Rook Protocol, Yearn Finance, Synthetix, Harvest, Redacted Cartel, OlympusDAO, Rome, Trader Joe, and SUN.
