The crypto market continued its ongoing downleg as the week started, as its market cap capitalization reached a low of $2.44 trillion on Tuesday, levels not seen since early November. This price crash has triggered a wave of liquidations of over $937 million in the last 24 hours while the defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox raises concern in the market as it moves 11,833 BTC worth $932 million.
The crypto market continued its ongoing downleg as the week started. Its total market capitalization chart shows that it dipped from $2.72 trillion on Monday to $2.44 trillion on Tuesday, reaching a level not seen since early November.
Total crypto market capitalization chart.
This price crash triggered a series of liquidations across the crypto market, totaling $936.51 million in the past 24 hours. The largest single liquidation order happened on Binance- BTCUSDT, valued at $5.26 million, according to Coinglass data.
Liquidation Heatmap chart. Source: Coinglass
Lookonchain data shows that the defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox moved another 11,833.6 BTC worth over $932 million on Tuesday after last week’s transfer of 12,000 BTC worth over $1 billion. During Tuesday’s transfer, 11,501.58 BTC ($905.06 million) was sent to a new wallet, and 332 BTC ($26.13 million) was moved to a warm wallet.
Traders should be cautious as transferring such a large amount of Bitcoin to wallets often signals an intent to sell or distribute and can create bearish sentiment as market participants anticipate increased supply.