Crypto Market Hit Hard in 2025 Liquidation Wave, but Is a Rebound Underway?
The first half of 2025 saw the crypto market endure a brutal liquidation storm, with over $2.2 billion in leveraged positions wiped out on February 3 alone. Long traders bore the brunt as panic selling triggered by macroeconomic uncertainty cascaded through exchanges.
CoinGlass data reveals 729,000 traders caught in the February maelstrom. The market found a tentative bottom by April 7, flushing out overleveraged positions and creating conditions for a potential recovery. What began as a tariff-induced selloff may now present accumulation opportunities for disciplined investors.