Crypto Liquidations on September 12, 2026
$42.4M in leveraged crypto positions was liquidated on September 12, 2026 (UTC), across 33,034 individual events - the damage split fairly evenly between longs and shorts. Measured directly from MarginPad's multi-exchange liquidation feed.
The biggest liquidation of the day
A single ETH short worth $829K was force-closed on okx at 08:10 UTC, with the price at $2,526. The median liquidation that day was just $192 and 95% of events were under $5K - liquidation pain is always concentrated in a handful of oversized positions.
When it happened
The heaviest hour was 18:00-19:00 UTC with $4.9M liquidated - liquidation cascades cluster, they don't spread evenly.
By coin
| Coin | Liquidated | Events | Side split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. LSK | $5.8M | 4,503 | 27% long |
| 2. ETH | $5.6M | 955 | 40% long |
| 3. ZEC | $3.9M | 1,127 | 69% long |
| 4. 龙虾 | $3.1M | 1,398 | 8% long |
| 5. BTC | $1.7M | 384 | 77% long |
| 6. VTHO | $1.2M | 1,033 | 30% long |
| 7. UAI | $1.1M | 1,448 | 55% long |
| 8. PUMP | $773K | 370 | 45% long |
| 9. CL | $754K | 78 | 26% long |
| 10. LAB | $684K | 1,155 | 53% long |
By exchange
| Exchange | Liquidated | Events |
|---|---|---|
| binance | $30.8M | 24,845 |
| okx | $4.7M | 3,336 |
| bybit | $3.1M | 3,371 |
| hyperliquid | $1.9M | 930 |
| gate | $1.6M | 421 |
| htx | $253K | 83 |
| binance-coin | $29K | 39 |
| bitfinex | $5K | 9 |
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