Rekt Recap: May 18, 2026
Daily crypto liquidation damage report. UTC day, tracked exchanges.
Final for the day
$237.5M
On May 18, 2026, $237.5M in crypto positions were liquidated across tracked exchanges (Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget, Hyperliquid). Longs took 62% of the damage; shorts took the other 38%. The single biggest liquidation was $3.9M: a BTC long on Binance.
Liquidations
43,971
Longs rekt
$146.3M
Shorts rekt
$91.2M
Hour by hour
UTC
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00
Most rekt coins
top 5 by $ liquidated
| Coin | Liquidated | Share | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BTC | $75.4M | 31.7% | 4,607 |
| 2. ETH | $67.4M | 28.4% | 4,006 |
| 3. BCH | $8.2M | 3.4% | 917 |
| 4. XAU | $8.1M | 3.4% | 478 |
| 5. SOL | $5.8M | 2.4% | 1,061 |
Biggest single liquidations
that day
| Coin | Side | Size | Exchange | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | LONG | $3.9M | Binance | 15:30 UTC |
| ETH | LONG | $2.4M | Binance | 18:25 UTC |
| BTC | SHORT | $2.0M | Bybit | 15:03 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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