Rekt Recap: May 20, 2026
Daily crypto liquidation damage report. UTC day, tracked exchanges.
Final for the day
$164.5M
On May 20, 2026, $164.5M in crypto positions were liquidated across tracked exchanges (Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget, Hyperliquid). Longs took 40% of the damage; shorts took the other 60%. The single biggest liquidation was $4.0M: a BTC short on Bybit.
Liquidations
54,469
Longs rekt
$65.6M
Shorts rekt
$98.9M
Hour by hour
UTC
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00
Most rekt coins
top 5 by $ liquidated
| Coin | Liquidated | Share | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BTC | $29.5M | 17.9% | 2,315 |
| 2. ETH | $24.5M | 14.9% | 1,847 |
| 3. ZEC | $19.5M | 11.8% | 2,365 |
| 4. BSB | $14.2M | 8.6% | 8,093 |
| 5. HYPE | $11.0M | 6.7% | 2,528 |
Biggest single liquidations
that day
| Coin | Side | Size | Exchange | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | SHORT | $4.0M | Bybit | 00:12 UTC |
| BTC | SHORT | $1.1M | Binance | 05:32 UTC |
| ETH | LONG | $1.1M | OKX | 19:08 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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