Bitcoin falls to $55K as crypto liquidations breach $580M

Around $193 million in long Bitcoin positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with the price of BTC hitting its lowest point since February.

Bitcoin (BTC) hit a four-month low of $55,011 on Coinbase as news of Mt. Gox’s latest cold wallet transfer hit the markets. 

BTC hit its low on July 5, 3:11 am UTC on the Coinbase crypto exchange — its lowest level since late February, per TradingView. At the same time, crypto liquidations have climbed to a staggering $588 million over the past 24 hours. 

It’s now slightly recovered to above $55,239, down 3% in the last 24 hours.

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