Rekt Recap: May 17, 2026
Daily crypto liquidation damage report. UTC day, tracked exchanges.
Final for the day
$388.3M
On May 17, 2026, $388.3M in crypto positions were liquidated across tracked exchanges (Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget, Hyperliquid). Longs took 43% of the damage; shorts took the other 57%. The single biggest liquidation was $91.7M: a BTC short on OKX.
Liquidations
42,018
Longs rekt
$168.0M
Shorts rekt
$220.3M
Hour by hour
UTC
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00
Most rekt coins
top 5 by $ liquidated
| Coin | Liquidated | Share | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BTC | $178.1M | 45.9% | 4,378 |
| 2. ETH | $91.2M | 23.5% | 4,558 |
| 3. ZEC | $21.5M | 5.5% | 697 |
| 4. SOL | $10.6M | 2.7% | 1,778 |
| 5. XRP | $7.0M | 1.8% | 1,181 |
Biggest single liquidations
that day
| Coin | Side | Size | Exchange | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | SHORT | $91.7M | OKX | 10:12 UTC |
| BTC | LONG | $10.9M | OKX | 23:41 UTC |
| ETH | LONG | $8.7M | Bitget | 23:40 UTC |
Numbers reflect what the liquidation.lol feed has ingested from Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget and Hyperliquid since we started tracking. This is not all-time market history.
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