# Crypto Liquidations Reach $930 Million as 174,915 Traders Are Hit

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-15T19:11:41.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-15T19:11:41.000Z
Section: Investing

> Long positions accounted for $853 million, while the largest single liquidation was valued at $12.03 million on Binance’s BTCUSDT market.

Crypto positions worth about $930 million were forcibly closed during a 24-hour period, affecting 174,915 traders as long-side liquidations dominated the market tally by a wide margin across the broader crypto market.

Long positions accounted for $853 million of the total, while short positions made up $76.67 million. Combined, those figures equal about $929.7 million, which rounds to $930 million. Roughly 92% of the liquidated value came from long positions, based on the reported breakdown.

The largest single liquidation was valued at $12.03 million and occurred in Binance’s BTCUSDT market. Bitcoin (BTC) was the asset in that trade. At about 1.3% of the aggregate, the largest closure was a small share of the total.

Long positions benefit when prices rise, while short positions benefit when prices fall. A liquidation is a forced closing of a trading position. In this 24-hour tally, the value liquidated from long positions was more than 11 times the short-side figure.