Crypto Market Sees Record $19 Billion Liquidation Event Triggered by Political Miscommunication
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Summary
The crypto market experienced its largest liquidation event ever on Friday, with approximately $19 billion wiped out in 24 hours due to forced unwinds across exchanges and perpetual protocols. The massive sell-off was triggered by a miscommunication between President Trump and China, leading to the worst day in crypto's history with unprecedented liquidation waves affecting the entire market.
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The crypto market saw the largest liquidation wave on record on Friday with ~$19B liquidated in 24 hours.
And all due to a miscommunication at the highest level...
Friday's crash, which saw billions of dollars in crypto liquidations, is now being chalked up to a misunderstanding between Trump and China.
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