Rekt Recap: August 21, 2026
Daily crypto liquidation damage report. UTC day, tracked exchanges.
Final for the day
$1.61B
On August 21, 2026, $1.61B 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 $14.1M: a BTC short on Binance.
Liquidations
525,771
Longs rekt
$592.1M
Shorts rekt
$1.02B
Hour by hour
UTC
00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00
Most rekt coins
top 5 by $ liquidated
| Coin | Liquidated | Share | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BTC | $561.0M | 34.9% | 47,819 |
| 2. ETH | $446.2M | 27.7% | 43,446 |
| 3. HYPE | $112.9M | 7.0% | 78,862 |
| 4. SOL | $74.4M | 4.6% | 18,891 |
| 5. XRP | $71.7M | 4.5% | 12,590 |
Biggest single liquidations
that day
| Coin | Side | Size | Exchange | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | SHORT | $14.1M | Binance | 00:18 UTC |
| ETH | SHORT | $11.7M | Binance | 08:46 UTC |
| BTC | SHORT | $9.9M | Binance | 01:47 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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