Bitcoin Magazine August 19, 2026

Bitcoin Shortsellers Get Destroyed With $1.7B in Positions Liquidated Following BTC Price Jump

Bitcoin Shortsellers Get Destroyed With $1.7B in Positions Liquidated Following BTC Price Jump

Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin Shortsellers Get Destroyed With $1.7B in Positions Liquidated Following BTC Price Jump 

Those betting on the price of bitcoin to drop have had their positions closed following a green candle earlier on Wednesday.

This post Bitcoin Shortsellers Get Destroyed With $1.7B in Positions Liquidated Following BTC Price Jump  first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.

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