Bitcoin's retrace from $79,500 to $77,000 triggered $547 million in liquidations as leveraged positions were wiped out during the August 2026

Bitcoin surges 6% above $68,000, triggering a record $1.2B short liquidation as Treasury liquidity fuels the breakout.

Around 174,350 traders were liquidated for $2.98 billion in the eighth-largest crypto liquidation event ever recorded, with Bitcoin and Ethereum