{"id":19463,"date":"2026-01-08T12:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/hyperliquid-leads-150m-crypto-long-liquidation-wave-as-btc-dips\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:17:22","slug":"hyperliquid-leads-150m-crypto-long-liquidation-wave-as-btc-dips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/hyperliquid-leads-150m-crypto-long-liquidation-wave-as-btc-dips\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperliquid leads $150m crypto long-liquidation wave as BTC dips"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nearly $150m in leveraged crypto long positions were liquidated in one hour as Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP fell, with total daily liquidations topping $464m.<\/p>\n

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  • Around $145m in leveraged crypto longs were liquidated in two hourly waves, with Hyperliquid handling the largest single $3.63m order.\u200b<\/li>\n
  • Total 24h crypto liquidations hit about $464m across 137k+ traders, led by $66.5m in Bitcoin and $33.8m in Ethereum positions.\u200b<\/li>\n
  • BTC fell 1.7%, ETH 2.8% and XRP 6.8% as the broader crypto market lost 2.19% in value alongside big ETF redemptions the previous day.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Nearly $150 million in leveraged cryptocurrency long positions were liquidated within a single hour on Thursday, January 8, as Bitcoin prices declined, according to market data.<\/p>\n

    Liquidations in crypto top $150m<\/h2>\n

    Approximately $88.23 million in long positions were liquidated at around 7:00 a.m. UTC, followed by approximately $57.02 million at 8:00 a.m., the data showed.<\/p>\n

    The Hyperliquid cryptocurrency exchange recorded the highest number of liquidations at $45 million, including the single largest liquidation order valued at $3.63 million, according to the figures.<\/p>\n

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    Total cryptocurrency liquidations reached $464.44 million in the past 24 hours, affecting more than 137,000 traders, the updated data indicated.<\/p>\n

    Bitcoin accounted for $66.53 million in liquidations, nearly double the $33.78 million recorded by Ethereum, according to the figures.<\/p>\n

    The liquidations followed total daily net redemptions of $486 million from U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds on the previous day, marking the largest single-day outflow since November 20, according to ETF data.<\/p>\n

    Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 1.7% on the daily chart, while Ethereum (ETH) declined 2.8%. XRP (XRP), which recorded more than $6 million in liquidations during the same hourly period, fell 6.8%.<\/p>\n

    The broader cryptocurrency market declined 2.19% in value over the period, according to market data.<\/p>\n

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