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Bitcoin Trader Lost $15 Million in Minutes After the Wall Street Crash
A single trader lost 201 BTC, worth about $15.6 million, in eight successive liquidations. The wipeout came as a sharp Wall Street selloff rattled crypto markets. The episode shows how quickly high leverage can erase large positions during sudden market swings.
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A single trader lost 201 bitcoin, worth about $15.6 million, after an exchange forcibly closed eight of the trader's positions, according to Lookonchain. A forced closure happens when margin no longer covers losses, often in fast price moves. The losses came as a steep sell-off on Wall Street hit markets on November 5, with the Nasdaq Composite falling nearly 5% intraday and the S&P 500 dropping about 3.8%. Crypto followed, with bitcoin sliding to $75,572 and ether to $2,239. CoinGlass data showed 209,826 traders were liquidated over 24 hours, totaling $1.08 billion, and long positions made up $956 million of that. Sentiment has cooled but not collapsed: the Crypto Fear & Greed Index reads a neutral 50, down from 73 last month and 34 a day earlier. Traders are likely to focus on Wall Street in the sessions ahead, the article suggests.
Why it matters: It shows concentrated long bets built with borrowed money can be wiped out fast when stock markets slide, which hits crypto traders directly.
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