Crypto markets saw a sharp ‘leverage flush’ over the past 24 hours, with roughly $185 million in forced liquidations hitting derivatives traders even as spot prices held firm—suggesting the day’s key story was risk being taken off the table, not a decisive shift in direction. Liquidations were concentrated in the two bellwether assets, highlighting a broader cooling in ‘risk appetite’ rather than an altcoin-specific shock.
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