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

Crypto.News Published 21.08.2026 05:25

Six weeks of bearish positioning ended in 24 hours. Here is how the trade unwound, who got caught, and whether the squeeze has legs. Crypto derivatives markets had been building…

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