Crypto liquidations have surged significantly following a market-wide correction over the past day. The cryptocurrency ecosystem quickly responded to the news of U.S. President Joe Biden stepping down from the upcoming elections, causing a slight downward trend as Vice President Kamala Harris entered the presidential race.

According to data from Coinglass, total crypto liquidations increased by 150% in the last 24 hours, reaching $174 million. The market correction led to $111 million in long positions being liquidated. Short positions saw $62.8 million liquidated during the same period.

Crypto Liquidations Breakdown

Bitcoin leads the liquidation chart with $49.5 million — $27.9 million in long positions and $21.5 million in short positions. Ethereum follows with $36.6 million in liquidations, comprising $27 million in longs and $9.6 million in shorts.

The BTC price briefly reached a local high of $68,480 around 01:00 UTC, but corrected to $67,700, and is trading at $67,100 at the time of writing.

Coinglass data reveals that the largest BTC liquidation in the past 24 hours was worth $10.95 million and occurred on Binance. Binance also holds the largest share of 24-hour liquidations, amounting to nearly $84 million — 66.7% of which are long positions. OKX follows with $54 million in liquidations.

Market Capitalization and Investor Sentiment

According to CoinGecko, the global crypto market capitalization reached $2.6 trillion around 00:30 UTC, a level last observed on June 12. However, investor reactions caused a quick drop to $2.56 trillion.

Investors and traders are now speculating about Kamala Harris’ stance on cryptocurrencies and how her potential VP picks could influence the cryptocurrency market.

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