The price of the world's largest crypto by market capitalization has fallen to its lowest point since February, triggering a cascade of liquidations worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
As a result, liquidations in long positions, or expectations that prices will increase, have spiked to above $500 million over the previous 24-hour period, according to CoinGlass data.
That's the largest single-day wipeout for the crypto market since mid-April. A further $80 million in short positions have also been liquidated.
It comes as the price of Bitcoin fell to as low as $55,000 late Thursday. The asset has since clawed back some losses to around $55,550, CoinGecko data shows.
Bitcoin has struggled to regain a footing above $60,000, plagued by a lack of investor confidence and concerns surrounding a $2.7 billion transfer from the Mt. Gox bankruptcy estate's cold storage to an unidentified wallet.
Mt. Gox Transfers $2.7 Billion in Bitcoin From Cold Storage Amid Market Rout
The Mt. Gox bankruptcy estate has transferred billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to an unidentified wallet, further exacerbating concerns on declining crypto prices. Data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence shows a cold storage wallet belonging to Mt. Gox has transferred 47,228 BTC, worth roughly $2.71 billion, according to a Thursday post on X, formerly Twitter. It follows several test transactions conducted on Wednesday by the estate, valued at less than $27 over three s...
Ethereum, the world's second-largest crypto, also fell more than 4% below $3,000, the first such instance since May 17.
Uncertainty over the U.S. Federal Reserve's ability to bring inflation under control this year is taking its toll on risk assets, including crypto.
As a result, crypto prices may continue to feel the pinch, with experts forecasting a further slide for Bitcoin to $52,000, Decrypt previously reported.
