Data shows more than $170 million in Bitcoin futures has liquidated over the past 24 hours as the price of the crypto makes sharp recovery above $38k. BTC Price Makes Sharp Recovery From Crash Due To Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Following the commencement of the Russian invasion of Ukraine yesterday, the price of Bitcoin took a deep plunge down as investors pulled out of the market. During this crash, the coin’s value went as low as $34.4k. However, today the value of the crypto already seems to have made some sharp recovery as the price hit $39k earlier in the day. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s price floats around $38.8k, down 4% in the last seven days. Over the past month, the crypto has gained 7% in value. The below chart shows the trend in the price of BTC over the last five days. BTC's price has made some sharp recovery today | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView Bitcoin Futures Liquidations Over The Past Day Reach More Than $170 million Due to this sharp price rise, there have been some mass liquidations in the futures market. In case someone isn’t familiar with what a “liquidation” is, it’s best to get a quick overview of margin trading first. As you may know, when investors purchase a buy or sell futures contract on a derivatives exchange, they have to put forth some initial investment, called the “margin.” Against this margin, users can loan Bitcoin amounts many...
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