Crypto Liquidations Reach $183.6 Million as Shorts Account for 73%

Leveraged crypto positions totaling $183.6 million were forcibly closed during the 24 hours through 8:05 p.m. ET Oct. 21 (00:05 UTC Oct. 22). Short positions accounted for $134.8 million, while longs made up $48.8 million. The period covered 45,618 orders. Binance recorded $118.7 million in liquidations. OKX had $44.6 million, and Bybit recorded $20.3 million. Bitcoin (BTC) led the asset breakdown with $61 million in liquidations: $55.6 million from shorts and $5.4 million from longs. Ether (ETH) followed at $44.7 million, split between $33.7 million in shorts and $11 million in longs.