The leadership change suggests potential prolonged tensions, impacting market 
confidence in a swift resolution of the Hormuz blockade.
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AI-driven exploits and cross-chain flaws have pushed crypto security risks 
into focus in 2026, experts at CertiK warn, with losses already crossing $600 
million. According to the blockchain security firm, attackers have leaned on a 
mix of social engineering, infrastructure…

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The Alma Center&#8217;s stance highlights potential market misjudgments, suggesting 
a need for reassessment amid escalating tensions and rhetoric.
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Data shows a large amount of Bitcoin short positions have been liquidated 
following the cryptocurrency&#8217;s surge to the $79,000 level. Bitcoin Has 
Surpassed $79,000 For The First Time Since Early February Bitcoin has seen a 
continuation of its recent bullish momentum during the past day as its price 
has hit the $79,300 level after a jump of nearly 5%. The below chart shows how 
the recent trajectory of the cryptocurrency has looked. Bitcoin also made an 
attempt at recovery last week, but that push ended up fizzling out as the 
asset approached the $78,000 level. This new surge has taken the 
cryptocurrency beyond this mark, to levels not seen since the first few days 
of February. Related Reading: Ethereum Sees First SuperTrend Bullish Flip In 
Over A Year Since the rally has been sharp, it has unleashed a wave of chaos 
over on the derivatives side of the sector. A Large Amount Of BTC Liquidations 
Have Piled Up On Exchanges According to data from CoinGlass, Bitcoin has seen 
a notable amount of liquidations following the volatility of the last 24 
hours. &#8220;Liquidation&#8221; here refers to the forceful closure that any open 
contract undergoes after it has amassed losses of a certain degree. Below is a 
heatmap that shows how daily liquidations have compared between the various 
assets in the sector. It would appear that Bitcoin has been the number one 
contributor of liquidations in the market like usual, with more than $222 
million in positions related to the asset getting flushed during the past day. 
About $205 million of these positions were short ones, meaning that bearish 
bets made up for an extreme majority of the liquidations. Shorts being the 
most heavily affected side is naturally down to the fact that the 
cryptocurrency has seen a sharp surge inside this window. Ethereum, which has 
seen the second-largest derivatives flush, also saw the shorts make up for $99 
million of its $115 million in total liquidations. In total, the digital asset 
sector as a whole has witnessed nearly $449 million in liquidations over the 
last 24 hours. From the table, it&#8217;s apparent that $365 million or over 80% of 
these liquidations involved short positions, reinforcing the bullish wave that 
the sector as a whole has seen in this period. A mass liquidation event like 
today&#8217;s is popularly known as a squeeze. Since the latest event has involved 
mostly shorts, it would be called a short squeeze. Generally, these events 
kickstart after a sharp swing in the price unleashes an initial wave of 
liquidations. This flush then feeds back into the move, which causes even more 
liquidations in the market. Related Reading: Bitcoin Fear Fading? Sentiment 
Hits Highest Since Mid-January In the cryptocurrency sector, these events 
aren&#8217;t exactly a rare sight due to the volatility that coins tend to see on 
the regular and leverage use being widespread among derivatives traders. 
Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com

Bitcoin Rally Catches Shorts Offside—$200M Liquidated As Price Hits $79,000

The BSP&#8217;s rate hike highlights global inflation concerns, influencing market 
skepticism about a potential U.S. Fed rate cut.
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Cryptocurrency price in CLP