The live box below is the answer: total forced liquidations across major exchanges in the last 24 hours, the long/short split, and the hardest-hit coin — refreshed continuously from exchange-aggregated derivatives data. One number, window stated, no login.
Across the whole crypto market, $36.5 million in leveraged positions was liquidated over the past 24 hours — $23.1 million from longs and $13.3 million from shorts. Long liquidations dominate right now, meaning the recent damage came on the way down. CYS leads with $3.0 million liquidated in 24 hours.
See it live: 24h liquidation totals · Live liquidation feed
A liquidation is a forced close: a leveraged position whose margin can no longer cover the maintenance requirement gets taken over and closed by the exchange's risk engine. The totals here aggregate reported liquidation orders across major derivatives venues over a rolling 24-hour window. Totals differ between trackers because exchange coverage and time windows differ — any single number is best read as a lower bound. Watch individual events print in real time on the live liquidations feed, see where the next clusters sit on the liquidation heatmap, or browse the dated daily recap archive.
The biggest 24h liquidation events in crypto history, as reported by market-wide aggregators at the time. Figures vary by source and are best read as lower bounds; this table is reviewed after every major cascade.
| Date | 24h total | Trigger | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10-11, 2025 | ~$19.3B | Surprise 100% China tariff announcement | Largest ever tracked; 1.6M+ traders; BTC $122k → under $105k in hours; altcoins -15-25% |
| Apr 18, 2021 | ~$10B | Weekend flash crash | BTC -15% in minutes on thin liquidity; record holder for 4 years |
| May 19, 2021 | ~$8B+ | China mining/trading crackdown | BTC -30% intraday at the low; exchanges froze under load |
| Feb 2-3, 2025 | ~$2.2B | First tariff shock | At the time the largest since FTX; ETH -25% intraday |
| Nov 8-9, 2022 | ~$1.6B | FTX collapse | Solvency panic; BTC to cycle low ~$15.5k within days |
| Dec 5, 2024 | ~$1.1B | BTC first touch of $100k | Round-number volatility whipsaw liquidated both sides |
| Aug 5, 2024 | ~$1B+ | Yen carry-trade unwind | Global risk-off Monday; BTC -18% intraday |
| Mar 12-13, 2020 | ~$1.2B | COVID panic ("Black Thursday") | BTC -50% in two days; smaller market, giant relative damage |
Liquidation totals are the cleanest read on how much leverage just left the market. Big totals on longs mark capitulation lows more often than tops; big totals on shorts fuel squeezes. The record table also shows the pattern: every entry is a macro surprise or a structural break, not a normal trading day — which is why traders watch the live number when volatility hits.
If you trade with leverage, know your own number before the market finds it: the liquidation calculator shows exactly where your position dies, and the paper trading terminal lets you feel a cascade with zero real money at stake.
The live total at the top of this page refreshes continuously — rolling 24h window, exchange-aggregated source, long/short split included.
October 10-11, 2025: ~$19.3 billion across 1.6M+ traders in 24 hours, triggered by a surprise tariff announcement — the largest ever tracked.
Different exchange coverage, different windows (rolling 24h vs UTC day), and some venues under-report. Every published number is a lower bound.
Every forced liquidation from 10 exchanges, printed the second it happens.
Open the live feedRelated: Liquidations hub · Daily recaps archive · Liquidation cascades explained · Free Coinglass alternative. Historical figures as reported by aggregators at the time; sources vary. Not financial advice.