Bitcoin sudden pump to $81K annihilates $180M shorts in half a day
About $180 million in short positions were wiped as Bitcoin hit another new all-time high of $81,358.
Archive context
Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
About $180 million in short positions were wiped as Bitcoin hit another new all-time high of $81,358.
Why this matters
This bitcoin story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
Original source
Read on CointelegraphRelated market context
21Shares XRP ETF loses 54% of assets as redemptions lock in $13.4 million loss
The 21Shares XRP ETF lost more than half its assets during the first six months of 2026 as falling XRP prices collided with heavy...
XRP loses $1 for the first time since Trump’s 2024 election as bearish bets surge and 200,000 XRP stolen
XRP slipped below $1 as leverage rebuilt and selling pressure deepened across the market. Data from CryptoSlate showed that the di...
Are Meme Coins Actually Back? Solana’s On-Chain Data Says Something Is Stirring
The recent revival in Solana meme coins comes after activity around Pump.fun, the blockchain’s leading meme coin launchpad, collap...
Ethereum’s Oldest Whales Wake up as Millions Leave Deep Storage
On Tuesday, Aug. 11, onchain trackers caught a Genesis ethereum (ETH) wallet moving 2,680 ETH worth $5.03 million after sitting un...
XRP Millionaire Wallets Rise Again as Token Price Falls 29% in 3 Months
XRP wallets holding at least 1 million tokens grew by 32 over the past three months, even as the token’s market capitalization fel...
TON Strategy earned $15 million staking Gram while operations burned $10.6 million in cash
TON Strategy reported a 17% annualized gross staking yield for the second quarter, but its new filing also revealed a mismatch bet...