Over $1.14 billion in crypto positions were liquidated in 24 hours as Bitcoin dropped 5% amid escalating Middle East tensions. Long positions bore the brunt, with binance/?utm_source=CVJ.Ai&utm_medium=glossary&utm_id=CVJ.AI" target="_blank">Binance recording the largest single liquidation. The sell-off mirrored traditional risk assets, challenging Bitcoin’s ‘safe haven’ narrative.
- 91% of $1.14B liquidations were long positions as Bitcoin dropped 5% amid Middle East tensions
- Binance saw the largest single liquidation ($201M) and led exchanges with $456M total liquidations
- Bitcoin's correlation with risk assets challenges its 'safe haven' narrative during geopolitical crises
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