Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Begin ‘Uptober’ Deep In The Red, But Traders See This As The ‘Final Shakeout’

Cryptocurrency markets are trading lower amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Cryptocurrency Price     Gains +/-
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)  $61,888.86    -2.5%
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)  $2,498.87    -3.5%
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)  $147.33    -5%
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)  $0.1074    -9%
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB)  $0.00001633 -8.3% 

Notable Statistics:

  • IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume increased by around 99% and daily active addresses rose by 7.1%. Transactions greater than $100,000 are up from 5,655 to  9,193 in a single day. Exchanges netflows are down by 1,521.2%.
  • Coinglass data reports 159,405 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $482.24 million, with crypto long liquidations of $361.8 million at the highest since Aug. 5. Bitcoin long liquidations of $90.7 million are at the highest level since Aug. 5.

Notable Developments:

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