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Bitcoin, ether and solana climb as another $1 billion shorts get wiped out

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026

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The two-day short liquidation total has reached about $3.8 billion, after Thursday’s figure set a record going back to 2021.

Bitcoin (BTC) $ 77,219.00

Ethereum (ETH) $ 2,393.69

Tether (USDT) $ 0.999536

XRP (XRP) $ 1.40

BNB (BNB) $ 678.61

Dogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.083693

Solana (SOL) $ 91.23

USDC (USDC) $ 0.999702

Lido Staked Ether (STETH) $ 2,265.05

Avalanche (AVAX) $ 7.60

TRON (TRX) $ 0.339846

Wrapped stETH (WSTETH) $ 2,779.67

Sui (SUI) $ 0.809284

Chainlink (LINK) $ 11.51

WETH (WETH) $ 2,268.37

Polkadot (DOT) $ 0.898713