CryptoBriefing's headline and lead put long liquidations from Bitcoin's drop below $76,000 at $100 million, while CoinTurk News EN reports $547 million in total liquidations for what appears to be the same move, with matching supporting figures.
What all sources agree on
- Bitcoin fell below $76,000.
- The decline started from around $79,500.
- Long positions absorbed far more liquidations than shorts, in a ratio above four to one, with $659 million in long liquidations versus $148 million in shorts.
- Individual long liquidations on Hyperliquid ranged from $23 million to $48 million in a single session.
- Bitcoin's slide below $75,000 in May produced roughly $923 million in total liquidations, with longs accounting for over 90%.
Where the reports disagree
1Total dollar amount of long liquidations tied to the drop below $76,000
Bitcoin drops below $76K, wiping out $100M in long positions
BTC liquidations hit $547 million as price falls below $76,000
What would settle it: Raw exchange liquidation data (e.g., CoinGlass aggregated feed) for the specific timestamped price move below $76,000.
2Whether the $659M/$148M long-short split and Hyperliquid figures describe this same sub-$76K drop or a separate, earlier episode
During a similar stretch of volatility in August, Bitcoin’s drop from roughly $79,500 to around $77,000 generated approximately $547 million in liquidations.
Bitcoin underwent a sharp pullback, tumbling from a high of $79,500 to below $76,000, triggering widespread liquidations that shook the broader cryptocurrency market. Data from major exchanges highlighted that this rapid decline resulted in around $547 million in liquidated positions across various assets
What would settle it: A timestamped CoinGlass or exchange liquidation log showing whether the $79,500-to-$77,000/$76,000 move is a single continuous event or two distinct drops.
What to make of it
Treat the direction of the move (Bitcoin falling from roughly $79,500 to below $76,000 with longs bearing the brunt) as established, but do not cite a single dollar figure for total liquidations until the two accounts' $100 million and $547 million totals are reconciled against raw exchange data.
Treat the direction of the move (Bitcoin falling from roughly $79,500 to below $76,000 with longs bearing the brunt) as established, but do not cite a single dollar figure for total liquidations until the two accounts' $100 million and $547 million totals are reconciled against raw exchange data.