The community was ecstatic when Bitcoin prices spiked to around $30,000 on October 16 following unconfirmed reports that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had approved the country’s first spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). When the moment of fear of missing out (FOMO) had subsided, and alleged reports of the stringent agency approving the complex derivative turned out to be fake, prices swung wildly, almost wiping out gains made. As a result, over $74 million derivatives positions from across multiple crypto exchanges, mostly OKX, Binance, and Bybit, had been forcibly closed in liquidation. Over $74 Million Of Bitcoin Positions Liquidated At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at around $28,200, almost $2,000 down from October 16 highs, highlighting the level of volatility, especially in the BTC markets. Following the rally and sharp retracement, data from Coinalyze shows that $56.6 million short positions were liquidated. At the same time, $...