Over $400M worth of liquidations in past 24 hours as Bitcoin nears to $47K

Bitcoin's price shot up above $47,000 this morning, a price that we hadn't seen since January 2nd. The volatility also took its toll on the market, leaving over $410 million worth of liquidations in the past 24 hours. 

Over $400M worth of liquidations in past 24 hours as Bitcoin nears to $47K

Bitcoin's price shot up above $47,000 this morning, a price that we hadn't seen since January 2nd. The volatility also took its toll on the market, leaving over $410 million worth of liquidations in the past 24 hours. 

Bitcoin's price is on a steady path forward as the cryptocurrency entered a 7th consecutive green day. BTC trades at approx $47,000 but reached as high $47,650 

This price point that we hadn't seen since January 2nd when Bitcoin was going in the opposite direction. 

With this surge, the cryptocurrency charts an increase of approx 13.5% in the past seven days. 

Source: TradingView

It's also worth noting that the increased market volatility and turmoil led to over $410 million worth of liquidated positions over the past 24 hours. 

The largest single liquidation order took place on Bitmex. it was a BTC perpetual with a face value of a whopping $10 million.

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