The Story
News Summary
- A rapid price slide in mid-August 2026 triggered $308 million in forced liquidations of leveraged crypto futures, with Bitcoin accounting for roughly $24 billion of open interest.
- This involuntary deleveraging highlights extreme volatility risk as markets lack circuit breakers to pause cascading sell-offs.
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