Crypto Liquidations Top $1 Billion, While XRP Accounts for 2.7%
By Enna Lee
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Published: 2026-10-09T14:45:39.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-09T14:45:39.000Z
Section: Investing
The 24-hour liquidation wave affected more than 180,000 traders, with long positions bearing most of the losses.
Crypto derivatives liquidations topped $1 billion over 24 hours, highlighting the scale of losses from leveraged positions during a broad market selloff.
One 24-hour snapshot put total forced closures at $1.09 billion across 180,837 traders. XRP accounted for $29.52 million, or about 2.7% of the total, making its share relatively small compared with the broader market damage.
XRP long liquidations totaled $27.82 million, while short liquidations reached $1.69 million. Other 24-hour snapshots placed total liquidations between $1.09 billion and $1.19 billion and XRP liquidations between $29.52 million and $34.11 million.
The largest single forced closure was an ETH-USD position worth about $19.98 million on Hyperliquid. Liquidations occur when exchanges automatically close leveraged trades after losses consume the collateral supporting those positions.