Tagged: liquidations

August 22, 2026 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a sharp reversal on August 22, 2026, after climbing close to the $80,000 mark. The leading cryptocurrency had advanced strongly over the preceding days, gaining nearly 30 percent across a five-day stretch and briefly reaching approximately $79,500. That peak left technical indicators… Read More

February 18, 2026 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aave has indicated that the decentralized finance landscape is maturing and that liquidations serve as an essential safeguard, protecting lenders and maintaining protocol integrity even when borrowers face challenges. Since its inception in 2020, the Aave protocol has managed more than 310,000 liquidation events, amounting… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 1:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a rather turbulent and perhaps somewhat unexpected 24-hour period, the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market experienced nearly $2 billion in total liquidations, as reported by data and insights from various sources including Coinglass  This wave of liquidations has sent shockwaves through the crypto trading ecosystem,… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent incident involving Chainlink’s oracle system has rocked the decentralized finance (DeFi) community. On May 29, 2025, over $500,000 in user funds were wiped out on the Avalanche-based Euler market. Omer Goldberg detailed the event in a social media post, highlighting vulnerabilities in DeFi… Read More