Rekt Recap: May 21, 2026
Daily crypto liquidation damage report. UTC day, tracked exchanges.
Final for the day
$166.0M
On May 21, 2026, $166.0M 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 $3.1M: a BTC short on Binance.
Liquidations
44,658
Longs rekt
$70.7M
Shorts rekt
$95.3M
Hour by hour
UTC
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00
Most rekt coins
top 5 by $ liquidated
| Coin | Liquidated | Share | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BTC | $44.1M | 26.6% | 2,618 |
| 2. ETH | $36.3M | 21.9% | 1,933 |
| 3. HYPE | $15.4M | 9.3% | 4,403 |
| 4. SOL | $6.9M | 4.1% | 843 |
| 5. ZEC | $4.9M | 2.9% | 1,171 |
Biggest single liquidations
that day
| Coin | Side | Size | Exchange | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | SHORT | $3.1M | Binance | 01:12 UTC |
| ETH | SHORT | $3.1M | Binance | 01:12 UTC |
| ETH | SHORT | $3.1M | Binance | 17:16 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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