Crypto Market Sees $115M Liquidated in 60 Minutes

Unconfirmed reports say $115 million was liquidated from the crypto market in the past 60 minutes, but the evidence available for publication does not independently verify that one-hour figure, so the number remains unconfirmed at publish time.

What Can Be Verified Right Now

The most concrete source in the brief is CoinGlass' liquidation page, which CoinGlass presents as a real-time dashboard with 1h/4h/24h views and rankings of the most liquidated coins. In this environment, however, the brief says CoinGlass web and API endpoints did not return a reliable numeric total for the claimed 60-minute aggregate.

That leaves spot market context as the clearest verifiable data point. The research snapshot tied to CoinGecko put bitcoin at $71,824 with a -1.57% 24-hour move, a reset from the higher prices discussed in BTC Nears $74K as Bitcoin Breaks Above $73,700.

The closest directly cited example of liquidation stress in the brief comes from Axios, which reported on February 5, 2026 that more than $2.2 billion in liquidations were triggered during a sharp Bitcoin selloff. That report does not validate the current one-hour headline, but it does show that forced unwinds can scale quickly during abrupt BTC drawdowns when selling accelerates.

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Matthew Hougan, via Axios

What Still Needs Verification

For now, the narrower conclusion is that the market is trading with verified downside pressure in spot Bitcoin while the headline liquidation total is still awaiting confirmation from CoinGlass. Until a reproducible 1-hour aggregate is visible, the trigger, long-short split, exchange mix, and asset concentration behind the claimed wipeout remain unknown.

That is why this story is better read as a verification bulletin than a full liquidation breakdown. The publishable facts are the unconfirmed report, the current BTC reference price of $71,824, the -1.57% daily move, and the documented Axios example of more than $2.2 billion in liquidations on February 5, 2026. Everything more granular still needs evidence from the live liquidation tracker.

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