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The $3 billion short squeeze: anatomy of crypto’s biggest liquidation event since 2021

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A $3 billion short squeeze, described as crypto's biggest liquidation event since 2021, unwound six weeks of bearish positioning in just 24 hours. The article examines how the trade unwound, who got caught, and whether the squeeze has legs, noting that crypto derivatives markets had been building toward the moment.

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