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Bitcoin's May 2026 Liquidation Cascade: Five Days, USD 657M, and a Tweet
BTC fell to USD 76,270 on May 19 2026 as a five-day cascade erased USD 2.5B. Goldman dumped altcoin ETFs while retail bought the dip.
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BTC fell to USD 76,270 on May 19 2026 as a five-day cascade erased USD 2.5B. Goldman dumped altcoin ETFs while retail bought the dip.
Bitcoin
BTC absorbed a $600M liquidation with just -2.2% price impact on May 18, 2026. Here is what the data on ETF flows, OI, and funding rates tells us.
Bitcoin
On May 18 2026, BTC crashed below USD 77K triggering USD 1.75B in liquidations. Here's what caused it and what the funding rate data tells us next.
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BTC fell to $78K on May 16 2026 as long liquidations hit $1B over 48 hours. We break down funding rates, OI data, and macro triggers.
Bitcoin
On May 15-16 2026, USD 581M in crypto liquidations hit — 95% long positions. BTC fell to $78,600 as surging bond yields and macro risk-off drove the
DeFi & Web3
TON rose 115%, Clarity Act passed Senate Banking 15-9, and the Altcoin Season Index hit 41 in May 2026. Full breakdown of key crypto moves.
Bitcoin
May 2026 crypto liquidation data: USD 410M peak on May 11, BTC funding rate reversal on May 8, and Hyperliquid's structural fragility exposed.
DeFi & Web3
RWA on-chain assets hit USD 20B, Babylon stakes 56,853 BTC, Bitcoin ETFs show first reversal signal. What's moving crypto markets in May 2026.
Trading
On May 13 2026, USD 127M in crypto futures were liquidated with longs dominant for the first time in weeks. Here is what the on-chain and derivatives
Bitcoin
BTC fell to $80,389 on May 12 amid $246M in liquidations, $112B BTC futures OI breaking 2025 highs, and Binance leverage ratio hitting a yearly high
Bitcoin
From $301.93M in BTC shorts liquidated on May 4 to a $415.57M peak on May 7, May 2026 revealed a structural shift in Bitcoin's futures market.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin's 67-day negative funding rate streak ended May 9-10 2026 as OI hit all-time highs and a $20.3M Hyperliquid short neared liquidation at