Liquidations of Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts over the past half hour are among the reasons that have pushed Bitcoin below the $40,000 level and made Ethereum dive under $3,000.

As reported by Chinese crypto journalist Colin Wu, Coinglass has announced that a total of $110 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum trades has been liquidated across crypto exchanges.

A total of $57.25 million of this has been liquidated in Bitcoin and $38.03 in Ethereum. The flagship cryptocurrency is now changing hands at $39,821, and Ethereum is trading slightly below $3,000, although both BTC and ETH are struggling to recover.

BTC has fallen by 2.35% in the past 15m. According to coinglass, the liquidation in the past half an hour has reached $110 million, of which $57.25 million in BTC and $38.03 million in ETH. BTC once fell below $40,000, and ETH once fell below $3,000.

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) January 10, 2022

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Liquidations of Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts over the past half hour are among the reasons that have pushed Bitcoin below the $40,000 level and made Ethereum dive under $3,000.

As reported by Chinese crypto journalist Colin Wu, Coinglass has announced that a total of $110 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum trades has been liquidated across crypto exchanges.

A total of $57.25 million of this has been liquidated in Bitcoin and $38.03 in Ethereum. The flagship cryptocurrency is now changing hands at $39,821, and Ethereum is trading slightly below $3,000, although both BTC and ETH are struggling to recover.

BTC has fallen by 2.35% in the past 15m. According to coinglass, the liquidation in the past half an hour has reached $110 million, of which $57.25 million in BTC and $38.03 million in ETH. BTC once fell below $40,000, and ETH once fell below $3,000.

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) January 10, 2022

Related

Earlier, U.Today reported that the Goldman Sachs banking giant had announced that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates 4x instead of 3x as was announced earlier. The interest rate hike may occur as early as March.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by our writers are their
own and do not represent the views of U.Today. The financial and market information
provided on U.Today is intended for informational purposes only. U.Today is not
liable for any financial losses incurred while trading cryptocurrencies. Conduct
your own research by contacting financial experts before making any investment
decisions. We believe that all content is accurate as of the date of publication,
but certain offers mentioned may no longer be available.