On October 14, 2026, $218 million in long positions were liquidated over a four-hour period on crypto futures markets, representing approximately 92% of total liquidations. Bitcoin hovered between $82,000 and $83,000 while Ethereum traded between $2,400 and $2,430 during the event. Bitcoin liquidations reached between $23 million and $26 million, while Ethereum saw liquidations between $21 million and $25 million. Binance captured approximately 65% of total liquidations, followed by Bybit and Bitget. This move fits a broader pattern, as October 2026 had already seen similar long flushes with liquidations exceeding $200 million across four-hour and 24-hour windows.
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