Crypto Liquidations Reach $49.43 Million in One Hour, 91% From Long Positions

A one-hour tally of crypto liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX reached $49.43 million by 5:30 p.m. ET (21:30 UTC) Oct. 17, with long positions accounting for 91% of the total.

Long-position liquidations totaled $44.95 million, compared with $4.48 million in short-position liquidations. The count included 6,873 liquidation cases over the hour. The long total was roughly 10 times the short amount, consistent with its 91% share of the total.

TokenPost's tally combines publicly available liquidation figures collected directly from the three exchanges. Binance accounted for $43.75 million of the combined amount, while Bybit contributed $2.19 million and OKX $3.49 million. The total is limited to those venues and does not represent the entire crypto market.

By asset, Ether (ETH) had the largest reported liquidation amount at $8.82 million. SNDK followed with $4.77 million, and Bitcoin (BTC) recorded $4.14 million. Together, those three assets accounted for $17.73 million of liquidation activity in the one-hour tally.