Bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency, has soared past the much-coveted $26,000 level, to the great delight of bulls.
Earlier today, it peaked at $26,553 on the Bitstamp exchange. This marks a year-to-date high for the world's largest cryptocurrency.
Based on data provided by the crypto analytics platform Coinglass, crypto bears have had a rough day, with a significant number of liquidations over the past 24 hours totaling $314.24 million.
The majority of these liquidations were on the short side, with 83.01% of the liquidations being short positions.
Binance, the world's largest exchange by reported trading volumes, had the highest number of liquidations at $99.92 million, with 77.38% of those being shorts. OKX had the second-highest number of liquidations at $76.98 million, with 89.62% of those being shorts.
Arman ShirinyanBitcoin has been seen as a safe haven asset in times of financial turmoil, and the recent banking crisis has fueled its price surge.
The cryptocurrency is now changing hands above the $26,000 mark for the first time since July 2022.
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Arman Shirinyan
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