{"id":435295,"date":"2026-07-29T17:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/crypto-market-records-435m-in-liquidations-as-prices-hold-firm-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:51:53","slug":"crypto-market-records-435m-in-liquidations-as-prices-hold-firm-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/crypto-market-records-435m-in-liquidations-as-prices-hold-firm-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto market records $435M in liquidations as prices hold firm &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to CoinGlass, 113,026 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours, totaling $435.16 million. Long positions bore the brunt, losing $324.03 million, while shorts accounted for $111.47 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, Ethereum [ETH] had the highest liquidation total of $74.34 million, followed by Bitcoin [BTC] at $61.20 million. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While smaller tokens like Ripple [XRP], Dogecoin [DOGE], Near Protocol [NEAR], and Worldcoin [WLD] saw relatively lower liquidation volumes. Other assets like SNDK and SKHYNIX also saw noteworthy liquidations worth $34.74 million and $25.91 million, respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_620419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-620419\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Token-liquidity-heatmap.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-620419 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Token-liquidity-heatmap.png\" alt=\"Token liquidity heatmap\" width=\"1600\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Token-liquidity-heatmap.png 1600w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Token-liquidity-heatmap-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Token-liquidity-heatmap-1024x525.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Token-liquidity-heatmap-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Token-liquidity-heatmap-1536x787.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Token-liquidity-heatmap-1200x615.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-620419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CoinGlass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Price action tells a different story\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typically, these forced liquidations increase selling pressure, which sets off a chain reaction of liquidations that drives prices down and leads to the closure of even more leveraged positions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nonetheless, the market capitalization of cryptocurrency indicates that the overall market had risen 1.2% to $2.2 trillion at the time of writing. In the past 24 hours, several coins<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> posted gains, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin<\/a> climbing 1.60% to $64,325.05 and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ethereum<\/a> rising 1.54% to $1,913.35.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyperliquid\u2019s SK Hynix perpetual contract <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tradexyz\/status\/2082260930751082821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">experienced a brief 17.9% decline,<\/a> dropping from $1,127.90 to $917.25. But this occurred due to an incorrect trade from an external Korean market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Binance under pressure?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, almost half of the $435.5 million in market liquidations were on Binance, which had the highest liquidations\u00a0 worth $201.08 million in the exchange-wise liquidation heatmap.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_620420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-620420\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-620420 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Exchange liquidity heatmap\" width=\"1600\" height=\"828\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap.png 1600w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap-1024x530.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap-1536x795.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap-1200x621.png 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-620420 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap.png\" alt=\"Exchange liquidity heatmap\" width=\"1600\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap.png 1600w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap-1024x530.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap-1536x795.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Exchange-liquidity-heatmap-1200x621.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-620420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CoinGlass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyperliquid followed the lead with a $93.93 million drain. Whereas OKX, Bybit, and Bitget saw $53.89 million, $27.99 million, and $19.96 million flushed out, respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is the crypto market undergoing consolidation?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concerns about market consolidation persist, though it reflects restructuring rather than a full market collapse. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of marking the beginning of a larger sell-off, the most recent wave of liquidations seems to be a healthy market reset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, with the Crypto Fear and Greed Index still in the \u201cFear\u201d zone at 29 at press time, it suggests that investors\u2019 confidence is still shaky.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_620441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-620441\" style=\"width: 1544px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-620441 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Fear and Greed at 29\" width=\"1544\" height=\"676\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29.png 1544w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29-1536x672.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29-1200x525.png 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1544px) 100vw, 1544px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-620441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29.png\" alt=\"Fear and Greed at 29\" width=\"1544\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29.png 1544w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29-1536x672.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fear-and-Greed-at-29-1200x525.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1544px) 100vw, 1544px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-620441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Alternative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nonetheless, it\u2019s important to note that as compared to the 10th of October 2025 liquidation, when a record $19 billion was drained from the crypto market, this is relatively small.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the impact of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/crypto-markets-bull-run-isnt-here-yet-but-heres-what-must-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">October liquidation is lingering<\/a> as the market has remained volatile to date, with bulls and bears continuing to battle for control.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Final Summary <\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The market got massively liquidated in the past 24 hours, with Ethereum getting hit the most. <\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The price action of the assets suggests that the liquidation was not a long-term bearish signal.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to CoinGlass, 113,026 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours, totaling $435.16 million. Long positions bore the brunt, losing $324.03 million, while shorts accounted for $111.47 million. Notably, Ethereum [ETH] had the highest liquidation total of $74.34 million, followed by Bitcoin [BTC] at $61.20 million. While smaller tokens like Ripple [XRP], Dogecoin [DOGE], [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[46715,204,230,225,221,1521,208,227,226,228,229,60,223,207,224,222],"class_list":["post-435295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency","tag-ambcrypto","tag-binance","tag-brave","tag-coinbase","tag-crypto","tag-crypto-market","tag-crypto-news","tag-decentralised","tag-decentralized","tag-decentralized-exchange","tag-erc-20","tag-featured","tag-meme-coin","tag-news","tag-robinhood","tag-solana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":435297,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435295\/revisions\/435297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}