Crypto Liquidations Soar to $588M as XRP's Price Rally Ends in Correction
Crypto liquidations have reached $588 million, driven by the sudden price swing of XRP to a 7-year high at $2.82 yesterday.
The rally was followed by a correction, with XRP trading at $2.40, leading to a liquidation storm in XRP, Bitcoin (BTC), and Dogecoin (DOGE).
XRP led the liquidations chart, with both long and short positions exceeding $90 million in 24 hours.
The price swing yesterday resulted in the liquidation of individual short positions worth up to $2.6 million on the OKX crypto exchange.