Bitcoin Dives Below $116K as $600M in Long Positions Get Liquidated

  • The crypto market witnessed a sharp downturn over the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin's price plunging below $116,000, leading to widespread liquidations across leveraged positions. The sell-off wiped out nearly $600 million in long positions, catching more than 213,000 traders off guard in what some analysts are calling a textbook leverage flush.