#cryptonewstoday Bitcoin continues to languish near 15-month lows after heavy liquidations

The slide was accompanied by large-scale liquidations of leveraged long positions. Data from crypto analytics firm CoinGlass showed that nearly $740 million worth of bullish bets were wiped out over the past 24 hours, as falling prices triggered margin calls and forced traders to unwind positions.$BTC $XRP $ETH

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