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TRX Chip rout wipes out $800 million in leveraged crypto positions
CoinDesk reports that about $800 million in leveraged positions were wiped out over 24 hours, 86% of them bullish, as Asia's chip rout hit crypto exchanges. The report says tokenized SanDisk bets saw more liquidations than XRP and that chip-stock contracts on crypto exchanges took a chunk of the damage.
Why “Unverified”
- Reported by CoinDesk alone, with no second source or primary confirmation yet
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What the sources claim
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About $800 million in leveraged positions were liquidated over 24 hours, with 86% of them bullish.
“About $800 million in leveraged positions were wiped out over 24 hours, 86% of them bullish.”
CoinDesk -
Tokenized SanDisk bets saw more liquidations than XRP during the chip rout.
“Tokenized SanDisk bets saw more liquidations than XRP as Asia’s chip rout wipes out $800 million”
CoinDesk -
Chip-stock contracts on crypto exchanges took a chunk of the liquidation damage.
“Chip-stock contracts on crypto exchanges took a chunk of the damage.”
CoinDesk
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