Rekt Recap: August 20, 2026
Daily crypto liquidation damage report. UTC day, tracked exchanges.
Final for the day
$950.7M
On August 20, 2026, $950.7M in crypto positions were liquidated across tracked exchanges (Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget, Hyperliquid). Longs took 37% of the damage; shorts took the other 63%. The single biggest liquidation was $10.7M: a BTC short on Binance.
Liquidations
378,758
Longs rekt
$351.5M
Shorts rekt
$599.3M
Hour by hour
UTC
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00
Most rekt coins
top 5 by $ liquidated
| Coin | Liquidated | Share | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BTC | $336.6M | 35.4% | 36,513 |
| 2. ETH | $289.1M | 30.4% | 32,967 |
| 3. HYPE | $69.8M | 7.3% | 65,606 |
| 4. XRP | $55.2M | 5.8% | 11,508 |
| 5. SOL | $24.0M | 2.5% | 11,455 |
Biggest single liquidations
that day
| Coin | Side | Size | Exchange | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | SHORT | $10.7M | Binance | 08:07 UTC |
| BTC | SHORT | $10.0M | Binance | 08:09 UTC |
| BTC | SHORT | $8.1M | Binance | 15:32 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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