Rekt Recap: August 19, 2026
Daily crypto liquidation damage report. UTC day, tracked exchanges.
Final for the day
$2.32B
On August 19, 2026, $2.32B in crypto positions were liquidated across tracked exchanges (Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget, Hyperliquid). Longs took 33% of the damage; shorts took the other 67%. The single biggest liquidation was $32.2M: an ETH short on Bitget.
Liquidations
308,481
Longs rekt
$774.7M
Shorts rekt
$1.55B
Hour by hour
UTC
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00
Most rekt coins
top 5 by $ liquidated
| Coin | Liquidated | Share | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. ETH | $978.0M | 42.1% | 36,888 |
| 2. BTC | $839.5M | 36.2% | 39,851 |
| 3. HYPE | $94.2M | 4.1% | 57,686 |
| 4. SOL | $88.9M | 3.8% | 13,284 |
| 5. XRP | $31.1M | 1.3% | 5,721 |
Biggest single liquidations
that day
| Coin | Side | Size | Exchange | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH | SHORT | $32.2M | Bitget | 15:27 UTC |
| ETH | SHORT | $24.3M | Binance | 20:51 UTC |
| BTC | SHORT | $21.8M | Binance | 15:28 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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