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Story: Bitcoin Holds Above $115K as $600M Bullish Bets Get Liquidated; DOGE, SOL, XRP Dip 6%

By Julie Binoche

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Bitcoin Leads in Stability Amid Liquidation Wave. Bitcoin’s price dropped to $115,200, giving up some of its recent gains.

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Why Liquidations Matter. Liquidations in crypto occur when traders use leverage (borrowed money) and are forced to close…

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Ethereum, XRP, and Solana Follow the Downtrend. Ethereum (ETH) also declined, falling to around $3,687.

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Speculative Tokens Hit the Hardest. High-volatility tokens like Fartcoin (FART) and Pump.fun (PUMP) faced the steepest corrections.

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Bitcoin Still Anchors the Market. Despite the sharp sell-off in altcoins and high-risk tokens, Bitcoin’s strength remains a…

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Key Takeaways

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The crypto market witnessed a sharp correction over the past 24 hours, triggering the liquidation of over $630 million in leveraged positions, mostly from bullish traders.

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Bitcoin’s price dropped to $115,200, giving up some of its recent gains. However, it showed more resilience compared to altcoins, which bore the brunt of the correction.

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The sell-off caused long positions to account for more than $580 million of the total liquidations, according to data from Coinglass. The largest individual liquidation was a $13.

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Liquidations in crypto occur when traders use leverage (borrowed money) and are forced to close positions due to their collateral falling below the required maintenance margin.

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Large liquidation events, especially when one side (like longs) dominates, reflect an overleveraged market.

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Ethereum (ETH) also declined, falling to around $3,687. Meanwhile, XRP dropped below the $3 mark, even though it recently saw positive headlines and investor interest.

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This broader drop in altcoins suggests that the correction was not limited to small-cap or speculative tokens.

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Ryan Lee, Chief Analyst at Bitget, explained that these moves were not driven by structural weaknesses in the market but by short-term sentiment. “Tokens like Fartcoin and Pump.

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Despite the sharp sell-off in altcoins and high-risk tokens, Bitcoin’s strength remains a stabilizing factor in the current market.

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