Bitcoin drops below $81,000 as leveraged positions are liquidated
Image: Crypto.newsBitcoin traded below $81,000 and leveraged crypto positions were liquidated. One cited figure was over $485 million liquidated in a single hour. Another cited approximately $483 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum futures liquidations over 24 hours. Ethereum liquidations exceeded Bitcoin's in the cited analyses. Macroeconomic pressures were also cited as factors in the decline.
Key points
- Bitcoin traded below $81,000.
- Leveraged crypto positions were liquidated during the price decline.
- Ethereum liquidations exceeded Bitcoin liquidations in the cited analyses.
- The decline occurred alongside macroeconomic market pressure.
Why it matters
Bitcoin falling below $81,000 triggered rapid liquidations for leveraged traders. Ethereum liquidation figures were also larger than Bitcoin's in cited analyses.
What's unclear
The reports date Bitcoin's drop below $81,000 differently, citing October 8 and October 15.
Their liquidation figures use different scopes, with one citing over $1 billion across crypto in 24 hours and the other approximately $483 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum futures.
Price context · BTC
At publication
$80,928.00
Now
$80,918.00
Change since
−0.01%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 2 publishers
Crypto.news
Tier 2
Bitcoin price drops below $81K as analyst warns of fall to $65K
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Crypto Briefing
- Also reported by Crypto.news
- CryptoVideos brief published
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