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Biden's Withdrawal from the Presidential Race Rocks the Crypto Market, Triggers $67 Million Bitcoin Liquidation
Benzinga
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7/22/2024
US President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election race led to a sharp drop in the price of Bitcoin within 30 minutes, liquidating around $67 million worth of leveraged long crypto positions.
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It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
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U.S. President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election race led to
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a sharp drop in the price of Bitcoin within 30 minutes, liquidating around $67 million
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worth of leveraged long crypto positions.
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Bitcoin prices then quickly recovered, liquidating around $34 million of leveraged short positions.
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The top three cryptocurrencies affected were Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana.
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Most of the liquidations took place on the Binance and OKEx exchanges.
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For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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