Add as a preferred source on GoogleBitcoin Falls 2.16% in Four Hours to $81,653
The price was down 2.04% over 24 hours as long liquidations topped short liquidations in a one-hour tally.
Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $81,653 at 12:57 a.m. ET (04:57 UTC) on Oct. 15, down 2.16% in four hours, based on TokenPost’s collection of Binance spot BTC/USDT prices.
BTC was at $83,452 four hours earlier and had declined 2.04% over 24 hours. Its market capitalization was about $1.645 trillion.
Liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX during the same one-hour period totaled $1.32 million in long positions and $200,000 in short positions. Long positions are bets that an asset’s price will rise; liquidations occur when exchanges close positions after traders no longer meet margin requirements.
The price and liquidation figures are TokenPost’s collected exchange-market measurements.
Enna Lee
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