Grayscale Report: Liquidated Long Perpetual Positions Fueled ETH’s Black Monday Flash Crash
Ethereum’s Aug. 4 decline could have been fueled by the liquidation of a portion of long positions in perpetual futures, the Grayscale report concluded. The crypto asset’s decline was epitomized by its over 7% drop in ju...
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