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Nearly $980 Million Wiped Out in a Day Due to Trump-Musk Clash… Massive Long Position Liquidations

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Suehyeon Lee

Summary

  • The report stated that after the public dispute between President Trump and CEO Musk, the virtual asset market plummeted.
  • It was also mentioned that the total liquidation amount over 24 hours reached approximately $983 million.
  • It was highlighted that a large portion of the liquidated funds were long positions.
Photo = Coinglass capture
Photo = Coinglass capture

After the public dispute between Donald Trump, former President of the United States, and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, the virtual asset (cryptocurrency) market plunged, resulting in nearly $1 billion being liquidated in a single day.

According to Coinglass data on the 6th (local time), a total of 227,300 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with the total liquidation amounting to approximately $983 million (about ₩1,334.4 billion).

Of this, liquidations of long positions accounted for the majority at $892 million. This clash between Trump and Musk is impacting not only the political arena but also the financial markets.

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Suehyeon Lee

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