Crypto just suffered a $1.6 billion liquidation wipeout — watch for a bounce
Crypto just suffered a brutal wipeout. Bitcoin fell below $66,000, Ethereum, Solana, and Doge all dropped around 9%, and $1.6 billion in bullish bets were liquidated in a single day. $176 billion in crypto wealth has vanished during this correction.
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When $1.6 billion in bullish crypto bets get wiped out in one day, it usually means forced selling has climaxed — traders who were going to sell have already sold. History shows that after liquidation cascades of this size, crypto tends to bounce 5-10% in the days that follow as bargain hunters step in. Ethereum dropped below $1,900 and is deeply oversold by most measures. This isn't a bet that crypto is going straight back up — it's a bet that the panic is overdone and a short-term rebound is likely.