Biggest crypto liquidations in history (so far)
These were not “random crashes”.
They were perfectly timed liquidity sweeps.
🥇 2025-10-11 | $19.16B liquidated
U.S. tariff hike on China
Macro shock + crowded positioning = total flush
🥈 2021-04-18 | $9.94B
AML crackdown rumors + China mining halt fears
Weekend liquidity vanished. Longs got wiped.
🥉 2021-05-19 | $9.01B
Tesla reversed stance + regulatory tightening
One headline was all it took to nuke leverage.
4️⃣ 2021-02-22 | $4.10B
Overheated rally correction
No bad news. Just too many late longs.
5️⃣ 2021-09-07 | $3.65B
El Salvador BTC law launch
“Buy the rumor, sell the news” at national scale.
6️⃣ 2025-09-22 | $3.62B
Over-leveraged longs flushed
Classic leverage reset. Silent but deadly.
7️⃣ 2021-02-23 | $3.15B
Yellen anti-BTC remarks
Fear spread faster than facts.
8️⃣ 2021-04-23 | $2.92B
U.S. capital-gains tax hike plan
Policy talk alone erased billions.
9️⃣ 2021-04-16 | $2.77B
Turkey bans crypto payments
Local news. Global impact.
🔟 2021-05-13 | $2.47B
Tesla halts BTC payments
Narrative flip. Leverage dies.
How many market crashes have you lived through?
