Bitcoin crashes through $81,000 buy wall as $1 billion crypto liquidation bloodbath unfolds
Bitcoin registered an intraday low near $80,000 as a cryptocurrency selloff triggered over $1 billion in liquidations, overwhelmingly hitting traders betting on higher prices. The largest cryptocurrency traded around $80,744 as of press time, down 3% over 24 hours and roughly 4% over the past week, extending a retreat from its recent attempt to reclaim […] The post Bitcoin crashes through $81,000 buy wall as $1 billion crypto liquidation bloodbath unfolds appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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- Bitcoin registered an intraday low near $80,000 as a cryptocurrency selloff triggered over $1 billion in liquidations, overwhelmingly hitting traders betting on higher prices.
- The largest cryptocurrency traded around $80,744 as of press time, down 3% over 24 hours and roughly 4% over the past week, extending a retreat from its recent attempt to reclaim […] The post Bitcoin crashes through $81,000 buy wall as $1 billion crypto liquidation bloodbath unfolds appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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