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Bitcoin nears $75K as Iran deal hopes spark $400M short squeeze
TL;DR
Bitcoin has surged close to $75K, leading to $530 million in liquidations as optimism over a potential Iran deal boosts the crypto market. The total market value reached $2.6 trillion, with significant short positions being liquidated.
Key points
- Bitcoin nears $75K price point
- Crypto market value reaches $2.6 trillion
- Over $530 million liquidated in 24 hours
- Majority of liquidations from short positions
- Positive sentiment from Iran deal hopes
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Bitcoin has surged to its highest price in nearly a month, triggering hundreds of millions worth of liquidations as hopes of a deal between the Trump administration and Iran washed the crypto market with positive sentiment.
The crypto market surged to a total value of $2.6 trillion, its highest level for a month, liquidating 177,000 traders of $530 million over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGlass.
The majority of liquidations occurred in the past 12 hours, and 80% of them, or $425 million, were leveraged short positions in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH).
The analyst “Bull Theory” posted to X on Monday that over $300 billion in crypto shorts were liquidated over the past few hours, which has added more than $100 billion to the total crypto market capitalization.
Liquidations of leveraged short Bitcoin and Ether positions. Source: CoinGlass.
“This isn’t a breakout. It’s a short squeeze running into overhead supply,” said Valerius Labs. “Real buyers show up above the 200 SMA [simple moving average], not 15% below it.”
Bitcoin tapped a four-week high just below $75,000 on Coinbase in late trading on Tuesday, according to TradingView. It was immediately rejected at heavy resistance there and had retreated to $74,290 at the time of writing.
Ether made a bigger move with a 7.5% daily gain to reach $2,380, its highest level since early February.
Q&A
What caused Bitcoin's surge to nearly $75K?
Bitcoin's rise was driven by positive sentiment surrounding a potential deal between the Trump administration and Iran.
How much was liquidated in the crypto market recently?
Over the past 24 hours, $530 million worth of liquidations occurred, primarily from leveraged short positions.
What impact did the short squeeze have on the crypto market capitalization?
The short squeeze added more than $100 billion to the total crypto market capitalization, which reached $2.6 trillion.
