Rekt Recap: August 18, 2026
Daily crypto liquidation damage report. UTC day, tracked exchanges.
Final for the day
$353.9M
On August 18, 2026, $353.9M in crypto positions were liquidated across tracked exchanges (Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget, Hyperliquid). Longs took 59% of the damage; shorts took the other 41%. The single biggest liquidation was $2.0M: a BTC long on Bybit.
Liquidations
123,046
Longs rekt
$210.2M
Shorts rekt
$143.7M
Hour by hour
UTC
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00
Most rekt coins
top 5 by $ liquidated
| Coin | Liquidated | Share | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. ETH | $164.2M | 46.4% | 15,595 |
| 2. BTC | $57.9M | 16.4% | 15,820 |
| 3. SNDK | $14.1M | 4.0% | 2,129 |
| 4. HYPE | $12.8M | 3.6% | 17,707 |
| 5. SOL | $8.2M | 2.3% | 4,550 |
Biggest single liquidations
that day
| Coin | Side | Size | Exchange | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | LONG | $2.0M | Bybit | 14:27 UTC |
| COHR | LONG | $1.4M | Binance | 13:48 UTC |
| ETH | LONG | $1.2M | Hyperliquid | 15:20 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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