2026-01-22 18:00:58

In the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency derivatives market has experienced intense volatility. According to on-chain data, a total of $554 million in liquidation events occurred across the network — including $285 million in long positions and $269 million in short positions. On Bitcoin, longs were liquidated for $104 million, and shorts for $97.49 million. The situation is even more interesting for Ethereum, with $95.08 million in long liquidations and $107 million in short liquidations, indicating significant short pressure. The most unfortunate is that 138,770 traders were liquidated within 24 hours, with the largest single liquidation happening on the Hyperliquid exchange ETH-USD trading pair, amounting to $40.22 million. Market volatility is indeed testing everyone's risk management awareness.

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RugpullTherapist

· 33m ago

$554 million liquidation? Oh my, it's another day of someone losing their fortune at the casino.

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PancakeFlippa

· 22h ago

Damn, 550 million liquidated in a day. These leverage traders are really ruthless.

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AirdropHermit

· 01-22 18:30

Once again, a massive liquidation, this time directly at 554 million, truly unbelievable. 13,8770 people were liquidated? That number sounds painful. A single liquidation of over 40 million, some people must be dreaming in negatives. Hyperliquid is really fierce; ETH is soaring straight up without looking back. With such strong bearish pressure, does anyone dare to buy the dip? Crazy.

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BlockchainDecoder

· 01-22 18:29

According to studies, the $552 million liquidation scale actually reflects the systemic risk accumulation in the derivatives market—it's worth noting that the long-short liquidation ratio is close to 1:1, indicating that the market direction is unclear, and a large number of leveraged positions are being liquidated in the volatility. From a technical perspective, the $40.22 million single liquidation event by Hyperliquid exposed the fragility of high-leverage positions. It is recommended to consider Nassim Taleb's concept of tail risk in "The Black Swan" and not just focus on returns. 138,770 traders were liquidated, in other words, the market is undergoing a large-scale risk re-pricing, which is not a bad thing. --- $552 million in liquidations over 24 hours may seem alarming at first glance, but when broken down, longs and shorts are nearly evenly matched, indicating that there is no clear market direction—it's purely a liquidity trap. --- The most critical point is that $40.22 million single liquidation; we need to look into how Hyperliquid's risk engine is designed and why the liquidation amount is so large. --- In summary, this market movement is just a regular "clearing out" in the derivatives market. Instead of focusing on the total liquidation amount, it's better to reflect on your own position management.

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SwapWhisperer

· 01-22 18:28

Another slaughter, 138K retail investors are gone in an instant.

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ChainProspector

· 01-22 18:27

Another liquidation? This wave is really fierce, with 1.38 million people directly having their dreams shattered.

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