$100 Million In Crypto Short Positions for Crypto Have Been Liquidated

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Short positions for cryptocurrencies have been liquidated, resulting in losses of nearly $100 million in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin accounted for the majority of these liquidations, with short BTC positions losing nearly $36 million. Long positions also saw losses, with about $44 million worth of positions liquidated across all cryptocurrencies.

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Binance Enables Prediction Market Trading in App via Predict.fun

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