Nearly $1 billion in crypto positions got wiped out in a single day, and Ethereum traders had every chance to reduce their exposure before it happened. The data shows they chose not to, raising a troubling question about what comes…
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Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has emerged as the leader in crypto liquidations, with liquidations totaling about $283 million as traders lost about $972 million from forced position closures over a 24-hour period ending October 15, 2026, according to CoinGlass. A liquidation occurs when an exchange forcibly closes a leveraged position, which is partly funded with borrowed…
