Breaking: $250,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency shorts have been liquidated in the last four hours.

Feb 25, 2026, 6:45:02 PM UTC(3 hours ago)

Impact: Medium

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Breaking: $250,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency shorts have been liquidated in the last four hours.
$250 million worth of cryptocurrency short positions have been liquidated in the last four hours.
Liquidations occur when a leveraged short position loses value and the exchange closes the trade to cover losses.
This can trigger a "short squeeze," where forced buying drives prices higher, liquidating more short positions.
Recent liquidations have primarily impacted perpetual futures on major exchanges like Binance, OKX, and Bybit.
This suggests traders were overleveraged and caught off guard by a sudden price surge, potentially signaling renewed investor interest.

JUST IN: $250,000,000 worth of crypto shorts liquidated in the past 4 hours.