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On Feb. 24, 2023, bitcoin\u2019s price remained above the $23,000 threshold and then rose to a peak of $23,829 per unit on March 1. On March 2 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, the price of bitcoin fell, dropping below the $23,000 mark. This decline resulted in a significant $237.97 million worth of long liquidations on a variety of crypto derivative exchanges. Of that total, $206 million in liquidations occurred on March 2 alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bitcoin Derivatives Record $237 Million Liquidated in 24 Hours<\/h2>\n

In the past 24 hours, 65 cryptocurrency derivative exchanges recorded a trading volume of $171 billion, which represents a 21.85% change<\/a> from the previous day. Throughout February, the trading volume<\/a> and open interest for bitcoin futures increased, reaching a total of $791 billion, with Binance accounting for $468 billion of that amount.<\/p>\n

On Feb. 21, 2023, the total open interest in bitcoin futures peaked at $9.73 billion, but it has since decreased to $9.06 billion<\/a> as of March 2. BTC<\/a>\u2019s price had stayed above the $23,000 threshold for approximately seven days leading up to March 2.<\/p>\n

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However, on Thursday, the price plummeted to a low of $22,259 per coin. Prior to the drop, there were many long positions, and according to statistics<\/a> from Coinglass, 78,116 traders were liquidated when the price fell at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. The total liquidations since the price change amount to $237.97 million, with the largest liquidation occurring on Okx.<\/p>\n

On March 2 alone, $206 million worth of liquidations occurred, with 90% of the positions being long. According to Coinglass, a BTC<\/a>\/USD swap on Okx had a value of approximately $4.16 million. Binance, Bybit, and Okx experienced the most liquidations in the past 24 hours, followed by Huobi, Coinex, and Deribit.<\/p>\n

On March 2, there were $9.2 million in short positions betting against BTC<\/a>\u2019s value rising. The liquidations on March 2 were nearly as high as the number of long liquidations that occurred on Feb. 8 when $254 million in long positions were wiped out. The March 2 liquidations more closely matched those on Jan. 17, which saw $190 million in long positions liquidated.<\/p>\n

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What do you think caused the recent drop in Bitcoin\u2019s price and how do you think it will impact the future of the cryptocurrency market? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman <\/h6>\n

\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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