$815,420,000 in Bitcoin and Crypto Liquidated As BTC Surges Above $78,000

17-Apr-2026 The Daily Hodl

Traders betting against Bitcoin and crypto are witnessing a cascade of liquidations as Iran announces the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial shipping.

In the last 24 hours, a whopping $815.42 million in leveraged crypto bets have been liquidated, according to the market data tracker CoinGlass.

The vast majority of the liquidations hit traders going short, coming in at $661.93 million.

Markets at large are rising in a sweeping relief rally as President Trump signals strong progress toward a landmark deal with Iran, dialing back fears of energy supply shocks and igniting fresh risk-on appetite.

BTC has surged from a 24 hour low of $74,695 to as high as $78,232, and has landed at $77,537 at time of publishing.

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