Bitcoin Liquidation Totals Disputed: $120M vs $406M

CryptoBriefing and Bitcoin.com News both report Bitcoin falling below $82,000 but give sharply different figures for how much in long positions was liquidated.

CryptoBriefing and Bitcoin.com News both report Bitcoin falling below $82,000 but give sharply different figures for how much in long positions was liquidated.

What all sources agree on

• Bitcoin fell below $82,000.
• Long positions (bullish bets) accounted for the bulk of the liquidations.
• A support zone between roughly $81,000/$81,300 and $82,000 is identified as the level to watch.
• Bitcoin had earlier traded in the $84,000-$87,000 range before the decline.
• Spot Bitcoin ETF outflows are cited as a contributing factor to the decline.

Where the reports disagree

1Total amount of long positions liquidated

Roughly $120 million in long positions across crypto were liquidated in the span of 15 minutes.

CryptoBriefing 2026-10-12 23:14

Coinglass data shows bullish positions accounted for $406.48 million, or 83.2%, of liquidations.

Bitcoin.com News 2026-10-12 23:57

What would settle it: CoinGlass's own liquidation dataset for the specific timeframe in question

2Timeframe over which liquidations occurred

That forced selling is called a liquidation… the latest one landed in a quarter of an hour.

CryptoBriefing 2026-10-12 23:14

Nearly $489 million in positions vanished over 24 hours, with bullish bets accounting for more than 83% of the damage as the broader market stumbled.

Bitcoin.com News 2026-10-12 23:57

What would settle it: CoinGlass's timestamped liquidation data showing the exact window measured

3Total liquidations across all positions (longs and shorts)

Roughly $120 million in long positions across crypto were liquidated in the span of 15 minutes.

CryptoBriefing 2026-10-12 23:14

Bitcoin fell below $82,000 Monday as $488.61 million in crypto liquidations hit 118,142 traders.

Bitcoin.com News 2026-10-12 23:57

What would settle it: CoinGlass's own liquidation dataset for the specific timeframe in question

4Size of spot Bitcoin ETF outflows

US spot Bitcoin ETFs reportedly saw outflows of $487 million in a single day, which removes a meaningful source of steady buying.

CryptoBriefing 2026-10-12 23:14

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded approximately $679 million to $681 million in net outflows during the Oct. 5-9 trading week.

Bitcoin.com News 2026-10-12 23:57

What would settle it: Official ETF issuer flow data or aggregated tracking services such as Farside Investors or SoSoValue

What to make of it

Treat the fact that Bitcoin fell below $82,000 and that long positions bore the brunt of liquidations as established; the specific dollar totals for liquidations and ETF outflows differ between the two reports and should not be cited as a single agreed figure until a primary CoinGlass or ETF flow record is checked.

Treat the fact that Bitcoin fell below $82,000 and that long positions bore the brunt of liquidations as established; the specific dollar totals for liquidations and ETF outflows differ between the two reports and should not be cited as a single agreed figure until a primary CoinGlass or ETF flow record is checked.

Originally reported by AltcoinGordon, written by Victoria Reed. Republished with permission.

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