Bitcoin's Sharpest Rally in Two Years Ran Almost Entirely on Short Liquidations
A Glassnode and Bybit report found Bitcoin climbed 24.6% in five August days even as active leverage fell, with short positions supplying 89% of every liquidated dollar.
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Decrypt — https://decrypt.co/378686/bitcoin-sharpest-rally-two-years-short-liquidations
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