# Crypto Liquidations Hit $69 Million in an Hour, With 97% in Longs

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-18T20:13:33.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-18T20:13:33.000Z
Section: Investing

> The tally covered 15,648 events across Binance, Bybit and OKX. Ether led the assets at $18.90 million in liquidations.

Crypto liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $69 million in the hour through 4:10 p.m. ET (20:10 UTC) Oct. 18, with long positions accounting for nearly all of the total.

The collection counted 15,648 liquidation events. Long positions accounted for $66.75 million, while shorts accounted for $2.26 million. That put the long share at about 97% of the reported $69 million total.

Binance led the three exchanges with $44.48 million in liquidations. OKX followed at $15.13 million, and Bybit recorded $9.40 million.

By asset, Ether (ETH) had the largest liquidation total at $18.90 million. Bitcoin (BTC) followed with $7.09 million, just ahead of Solana (SOL) at $7.05 million. Ether's total was more than double the figures for Bitcoin and Solana. The tally covers only Binance, Bybit and OKX and is not a market-wide total.