More than $4 billion in long positions now sit within striking distance of liquidation near $77,000 — a figure that underscores just how much is riding on Bitcoin holding its current footing above $80,000. Related Reading: David Schwartz Says Selling XRP Doesn’t Make Him The Villain Bears Keep Rebuilding, Keep Getting Burned Data tracked by Bitcoin researcher Axel Adler Jr. shows that close to $8 billion in short positions have been forcibly closed since early February, with the largest single-day spike hitting $737 million on Feb. 13.
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