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How short liquidations cleared $500B in crypto positions before institutional buyers took over

How short liquidations cleared $500B in crypto positions before institutional buyers took over

Crypto added roughly $500 billion in market value in a matter of days as Bitcoin ran from about $63,500 toward $80,000 last week. A liquidation squeeze powered much of the first phase, and regulated investment products then supplied fresh capital once forced buying began to fade. Tom Lee told Milk Road that the crypto liquidation […]

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