Bitcoin Longs Hit by $487M Liquidation as Price Dips Below $84,000

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Leveraged longs accounted for $487.2 million of the $555.6 million in total crypto liquidations over a 24-hour period. unchainedcrypto.com reported that Bitcoin's price fell below the $84,000 threshold, triggering a massive wave of forced liquidations primarily affecting traders with leveraged long positions.

Analysts attributed the pullback to profit-taking and forced long liquidations following a build-up in open interest that left the market vulnerable to deleveraging. According to CoinGlass data, long positions represented the vast majority of total market liquidations, while the Crypto Fear & Greed Index dropped from 67 to 62, indicating a cooling in market sentiment.