$618 Million Liquidation in the Crypto Market
A crypto analyst stated that a sudden crash in the crypto market is possible, but he sees this as a buying opportunity in the long term.
While the cryptocurrency market has attracted attention with the significant gains it has recorded over the past month, analysts point out that correction movements are inevitable.
Michael van de Poppe, the founder of MN Capital and a well-known crypto analyst, said in a post on November 3, “There will be corrections and a sudden collapse is possible during these corrections. This may lead to large-scale liquidations in Altcoins. Do not panic. “See it as an opportunity to enter the market,” he said.
Increasing investor positions in the crypto market, especially the intensity of margin transactions, cause even small withdrawals to carry serious liquidation risks. These risks have emerged once again in the last 24 hours.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s declaration of martial law and his rapid withdrawal of this decision caused a great fluctuation in the market. Following these developments, positions worth approximately $618.7 million in total were liquidated.
According to CoinGlass data, $85.8 million of this total liquidation came from Bitcoin positions and $61.5 million came from Ether positions.
This liquidation wave caused price declines in major cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies with large market values such as Bitcoin, Ether and XRP experienced a short-term decline.
However, these losses quickly recovered and prices increased by 2.4%, 3.3% and 9.2% respectively, according to CoinMarketCap data. Still, this recovery has highlighted the overall fragility of the market.
Despite the volatile nature of the market, retail investor interest in South Korea continues to increase.
A report published by 10x Research on December 3 revealed that retail trading volumes of crypto assets in South Korea reached $18 billion in the last 24 hours, outpacing the country’s stock market by 22%.
This shows that investors continue to purchase crypto assets, especially after market corrections.
Meanwhile, the market movements of Bitcoin whales also attract attention. It was reported that whales were waiting with their assets as the price of Bitcoin approached the $ 100,000 level.
CryptoQuant analyst Onat Tütüncüler stated in his analysis published on November 2, “Although there is no immediate selling pressure at the moment, increasing Bitcoin inflows to the exchanges increase the risk of future sales.” This situation is considered as a potential threat that may cause new fluctuations in the market.
The volatile structure of the crypto market brings with it both risks and opportunities. Experts emphasize that investors should consider these as strategic buying opportunities rather than being afraid of sudden market movements.
As Michael van de Poppe said, such fluctuations can be seen as “blessings” when looking at the market from a broader perspective.