Ether surged 18% in 24 hours to just above $2,250 during Asian morning hours Thursday, leading a broad cryptocurrency rally that pushed bitcoin past $69,000.
A prominent crypto trader who had amassed $49 million in short-selling profits was forcibly liquidated early Thursday, losing nearly $24 million on a single ether position in just 12 seconds.
Bearish crypto traders suffered a record $2.74 billion in losses in a single day as bitcoin surged past $71,000, triggering the largest wave of forced short closures since records began in 2021.