Liquidations are mounting up as total market capitalization crashed more than 6% over the past few hours.

This has resulted in around $200 billion exiting the space as it fell to around $2.5 trillion, according to CoinMarketCap.

CoinGecko reports a slightly different figure, with the total cap dropping to around $2.6 trillion at the time of writing. However, it has remained sideways for most of the past month.

Liquidations Approach $500M

According to Coinglass data, 154,176 traders were wiped off, and the total liquidations came in at roughly $500 million over the past 24 hours. The vast majority of them were long positions.

The big move was driven by Bitcoin which fell 4% to $66,750 during Tuesday morning trading in Asia. The asset lost around $2,750 in less than two hours, further liquidating more positions.

At the time of writing, BTC is trading slightly below the $67,000 price level.

However, analysts were not fazed, with ‘CrediBULL Crypto’ stating, “All we have done here with this push down is test the two logical levels of support.”

All we have done here with this push down is test the two logical levels of support that I discussed in my latest vid update from this morning.

Nothing to be freaking out about. If you havent watched the vid yet, I recommend doing so now. You can watch it here … https://t.co/GBT47HDWTp pic.twitter.com/Mg9mTUMFkM

Goldbug and Bitcoin derider Peter Schiff commented that the dip is the equivalent of a $100 drop in the price of gold in 10 minutes.

“If this turns into something bigger, ETF investors are trapped until the NYSE opens tomorrow,” he added.

However, while it may seem alarming to crypto newcomers, this market volatility and leverage flush-out is a regular characteristic of crypto markets. It is healthy for prices to return to non-leveraged levels.

$BTC back to 4H MA 200

note prior price response https://t.co/JeE2jbujDs pic.twitter.com/8Yo6XZ9fTb

Altcoins Hit Harder

As usual, the altcoin markets suffered heavier losses. Ethereum shed 6.5% in a fall to $3,350, pushing it back above 30% from its peak price.

After its epic rally, Solana dumped 8.5% in a fall to $185, while Dogecoin was smashed 11%, dropping to $0.192.

Other altcoins in double-digit pain today include Avalanche, dropping to $48, Shiba Inu, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin.

Those memecoins that degens have been pumping recently have mostly been hammered aside from Book of Meme (BOME), which actually made 12% on the day.