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Bitcoin $71k short squeeze
On Aug 19–20 BTC ripped from the mid-$64ks toward $72k, forcing about $3B in short liquidations — the largest short wipeout in CoinGlass records since 2021 — as 170k+ traders got closed out.
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- Month-over-month
- +62%
- Expected peak
- 2026
- Status
- viral
- First spike
- Aug 19, 2026