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Bitcoin, AI stock slide sees over $500 million in bullish bets wiped out<\/h2>\n

Data shows 181,893 traders were liquidated, with long positions accounting for over 87% of total losses.<\/h2>\n

Updated Dec 16, 2025, 3:28\u202fa.m. <\/span>Published Dec 16, 2025, 3:23\u202fa.m. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Crypto markets saw a sharp leverage reset over the past 24 hours, with more than $584 million in positions liquidated, as heavily skewed long positioning was forced out amid thin liquidity and fragile risk sentiment.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin and major altcoins fell throughout U.S. trading hours as macro uncertainty continued to pressure risk assets. Many crypto-related stocks, including leaders Coinbase and Strategy, posted deeper slumps than crypto itself.<\/p>\n

AI-linked stocks, such as Broadcom and Oracle continue to reel from soft earnings results last week, as CoinDesk reported earlier Monday. <\/p>\n

Data shows 181,893 traders were liquidated, with long positions accounting for over 87% of total losses \u2014 a clear sign that the move was driven less by fresh bearish catalysts and more by the market\u2019s inability to sustain crowded bullish bets.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin and ether led the wipeout, posting $174.3 million and $189 million in liquidations respectively, according to liquidation heatmap data. The largest single liquidation order was a $11.58 million BTCUSDT position that occurred on Binance.<\/p>\n

Binance, Bybit and Hyperliquid together accounted for nearly three-quarters of total liquidations, with Hyperliquid standing out for the severity of the imbalance: 98% of liquidated positions on the venue were longs, underscoring how aggressively traders were positioned heading into the move.<\/p>\n

The liquidation event unfolded without a major headline catalyst, reinforcing a broader theme that has defined recent market action: low conviction rallies built on leverage rather than spot demand are proving increasingly fragile.<\/p>\n

Market participants say the structure of the wipeout resembles a classic liquidity sweep rather than panic selling. Prices pushed just far enough below key intraday support levels to trigger cascading stop-losses and forced liquidations, before stabilizing \u2014 a pattern typical of range-bound or late-cycle conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe market remains extremely sensitive to positioning,\u201d said one derivatives trader. \u201cWhen leverage stacks up on one side, it doesn\u2019t take much to force a reset \u2014 especially in holiday-thinned conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Altcoins also saw forced selling, though at smaller scale. Solana recorded $34.5 million in liquidations, while XRP and Dogecoin posted $14.5 million and $11.8 million, respectively. The concentration of losses in majors suggests institutions and larger traders bore the brunt of the move, rather than retail speculation alone.<\/p>\n

Despite the scale of the liquidations, spot prices avoided a broader breakdown, reinforcing the view that the event reflected positioning excesses, not a decisive shift in market trend.<\/p>\n

Still, traders caution that repeated long-heavy flushes point to deteriorating market structure. Until leverage cools and spot-led demand returns, volatility is likely to remain skewed to the downside \u2014 with rallies vulnerable to abrupt reversals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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