Rekt Recap: August 16, 2026
Daily crypto liquidation damage report. UTC day, tracked exchanges.
Final for the day
$176.5M
On August 16, 2026, $176.5M in crypto positions were liquidated across tracked exchanges (Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget, Hyperliquid). Longs took 50% of the damage; shorts took the other 50%. The single biggest liquidation was $3.0M: a BTC long on Binance.
Liquidations
95,354
Longs rekt
$89.0M
Shorts rekt
$87.5M
Hour by hour
UTC
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00
Most rekt coins
top 5 by $ liquidated
| Coin | Liquidated | Share | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. ETH | $94.2M | 53.3% | 11,121 |
| 2. BTC | $17.3M | 9.8% | 4,406 |
| 3. HYPE | $7.3M | 4.2% | 12,009 |
| 4. BNB | $4.8M | 2.7% | 4,963 |
| 5. XRP | $4.5M | 2.6% | 1,930 |
Biggest single liquidations
that day
| Coin | Side | Size | Exchange | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | LONG | $3.0M | Binance | 21:40 UTC |
| ETH | LONG | $2.3M | Binance | 21:40 UTC |
| BTC | LONG | $765.2K | Binance | 21:40 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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