 Crypto analyst says ‘flash crash likely’ as 24-hour liquidations hit $618M 
2024-12-04

A crypto analyst is warning there’s a high likelihood of a “flash crash” after the broader crypto market clocked significant gains over the past month.
“If corrections happen, and they will, and a flash crash is likely to happen, inducing a massive liquidation crash across Altcoins,” MN Capital founder and crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe said in a Nov. 3 X post.
Buying opportunity awaits, says analyst
“Don’t panic. Use those as an opportunity to get into the markets. They are a blessing,” van de Poppe added.
The increasing amount of positions in the crypto market means that even a small pullback could trigger a large amount of liquidations. 
In the past 24 hours, around $618.69 million was liquidated from the entire crypto market amid South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s declaration — and then quick reversal — of martial law.
Among the $618.69 million, $85.77 million in Bitcoin BTCUSD positions and $61.50 million in Ether ETHUSD positions were liquidated, according to CoinGlass data.
The price of Bitcoin, Ether, XRP XRPUSD, and other cryptocurrencies dived after the emergency declaration but has since clawed back some losses, recovering 2.4%, 3.3% and 9.2%, respectively, according to CoinMarketCap.
Recent crypto trading surge in South Korea
It comes only a day after 10x Research said on Dec. 3 that retail trading volumes for crypto assets in South Korea surged to $18 billion in the last 24 hours, outperforming the country’s stock market by 22%.
Meanwhile, it was recently reported that Bitcoin whales are standing on the sidelines with their holdings as Bitcoin continues to tease and retrace, hovering just below $100,000.
“Although there is currently no immediate selling pressure, the rising inflow of Bitcoin into exchanges highlights a potential risk of future sell-offs,” CryptoQuant contributor Onat Tütüncüler said in a Nov. 2 analyst note.
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