- The crypto market saw $255 million in liquidations in the past 24 hours, with Ethereum leading and Bitcoin close behind.
- Solana gained over 5% following the launch of the Firedancer validator on its mainnet, while forced liquidations on Solana were moderate compared to other major cryptocurrencies.
- Bitcoin and Ethereum both rose, but remained behind Solana in percentage gains, with analysts highlighting key support and resistance levels for Bitcoin.
- The broader altcoin market traded higher, though Dogecoin and Ripple faced mostly bearish sentiment despite modest gains.
A total of $255 million in crypto market liquidations occurred in the last 24 hours, according to CoinGlass data. The largest movements involved Ethereum and Bitcoin, with Solana outperforming both after a key technical update. The Firedancer validator for Solana went live on mainnet following nearly three years of development, sparking a 5.5% price jump to approximately $138.23. Liquidations on Solana were relatively contained at $14.4 million in leveraged positions.
The Firedancer upgrade, as announced by Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, brings client diversity to the network. The new validator is expected to improve throughput, efficiency, and resilience against outages compared to Solana’s Agave client. Investor sentiment for Solana remained largely bullish, with low chatter volume.
Bitcoin climbed 2.6% over the past day to around $92,573, experiencing $103.5 million in liquidations. According to analyst Swaps, Bitcoin would need to surpass the $93,000 resistance level to move higher, while support is seen between $85,000 and $88,000. Retail sentiment for Bitcoin stayed neutral with low discussion levels.
Ethereum traded at about $3,253, with $61.7 million in mostly long-side liquidations, indicating profit-taking. Retail sentiment shifted from neutral to bullish over the last 24 hours.
The wider altcoin market also moved higher. Binance Coin (BNB) increased by 2.4% to roughly $888, remaining in neutral sentiment. Dogecoin (DOGE) rose 2.4% to $0.1412. Market watcher Oliver D Maximus noted the $0.16 level as a potential inflection point, but stated, there was less room for the token’s growth. Retail sentiment for Dogecoin and Ripple was bearish despite slight price rises.
Cardano (ADA) showed slight gains after an earlier drop, with most liquidations concentrated on long positions. Ripple (XRP) increased by 1.1% to about $2.04, and saw $3.3 million in liquidations, mostly long.
Throughout the market, long position liquidations dominated, with most cryptocurrencies stabilizing or posting modest gains.
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