# Binance Liquidates $9.65 Million Bitcoin Long Position

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-12T23:10:37.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-12T23:10:37.000Z
Section: Investing

> The single liquidation occurred at $81,773 at 8:06 a.m. ET on Oct. 13 in Binance’s BTC perpetual futures market.

Binance liquidated a single $9.65 million Bitcoin (BTC) long position at $81,773 at 8:06 a.m. ET on Oct. 13, marking a large forced closure in the exchange’s perpetual futures market.

The position was a long, meaning the trader had positioned for Bitcoin’s price to rise.

The event was recorded as one transaction rather than an aggregate of multiple smaller liquidations. No confirmed cause was provided for the liquidation.