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2021-02-08 14:49:19

Bitcoin new ATH of $45,000 Liquidate $500M in Short Positions Fueled by Tesla’s $1.5B BTC Purchase

Bitcoin new ATH of $45,000 Liquidate $500M in Short Positions Fueled by Tesla’s $1.5B BTC Purchase

The Bitcoin price surge of nearly 15% in the wake of Tesla’s Bitcoin purchase followed by the Binance outage has led to the liquidation of over $500 million worth of short positions across several exchanges. Elon liquidates over $500m worth $BTC short positions across exchanges. chart: @bybt_com pic.twitter.com/WXM2MdqlkM — unfolded. (@cryptounfolded) February 8, 2021 Bitcoin The post Bitcoin new ATH of $45,000 Liquidate $500M in Short Positions Fueled by Tesla’s $1.5B BTC Purchase appeared first on Coingape.

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