Crypto Liquidations on October 6, 2026
$61.5M in leveraged crypto positions was liquidated on October 6, 2026 (UTC), across 26,535 individual events - longs took most of the damage - the pain came on the way down. Measured directly from MarginPad's multi-exchange liquidation feed.
The biggest liquidation of the day
A single ETH short worth $995K was force-closed on gate at 08:07 UTC, with the price at $2,714. The median liquidation that day was just $258 and 95% of events were under $7K - liquidation pain is always concentrated in a handful of oversized positions.
When it happened
The heaviest hour was 09:00-10:00 UTC with $12.4M liquidated - liquidation cascades cluster, they don't spread evenly.
By coin
| Coin | Liquidated | Events | Side split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BTC | $11.8M | 939 | 53% long |
| 2. ETH | $8.2M | 696 | 60% long |
| 3. RLC | $4.1M | 4,105 | 31% long |
| 4. ZEC | $3.3M | 682 | 33% long |
| 5. SOL | $1.6M | 338 | 76% long |
| 6. SPCX | $1.5M | 187 | 45% long |
| 7. CL | $1.5M | 135 | 96% long |
| 8. 龙虾 | $1.2M | 448 | 19% long |
| 9. ADA | $1.2M | 317 | 36% long |
| 10. XYZ:CL | $1.2M | 153 | 66% long |
By exchange
| Exchange | Liquidated | Events |
|---|---|---|
| binance | $33.0M | 16,592 |
| bybit | $9.5M | 4,893 |
| okx | $9.4M | 3,362 |
| gate | $5.4M | 461 |
| hyperliquid | $3.2M | 1,108 |
| htx | $804K | 79 |
| binance-coin | $188K | 35 |
| bitfinex | $18K | 4 |
| dydx | $8 | 1 |
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