Massive Bitcoin Market Turbulence Triggers $4,500 Crash; $167M in BTC Longs Erased in 1 Hour
The price of bitcoin continued to decline over the weekend, dropping an additional 7.7% in the last 24 hours. It plummeted to a daily low of $61,384 per coin, prompting a significant wave of leveraged liquidations on Sat...
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