TLDR Crypto markets recorded $1.8 billion in liquidations within 24 hours. Long positions accounted for $1.6 billion of the total losses. The selloff marked the largest single-day liquidation
A sharp crypto selloff erased leveraged positions even as global equities reached record highs. Data from CoinGlass showed $1.8 billion in liquidations within 24 hours, with long traders absorbing $1.6 billion of losses. The wipeout marked the largest single-day liquidation event since February 5 and left major tokens trading lower.
The broader crypto market declined early Wednesday despite fresh highs across global stock indexes. Top 10 cryptocurrencies posted losses between 2% and 6% during the session. CoinGlass data confirmed that $1.8 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated within 24 hours, while long bets accounted for $1.6 billion and shorts represented about $200 million.
The liquidation event reflected a near-pure flush of bullish positions across major exchanges. Traders who positioned for a delayed rally aligned with equities saw rapid downside pressure instead. Hussein Zangana, known as Vet and serving as an XRP Ledger dUNL validator and Director of Community at the XRP Ledger Foundation, addressed the selloff on X.
Vet highlighted the scale of the liquidation wave and wrote, “$1.6 billion in crypto long positions liquidated.” His statement referenced the imbalance between long and short liquidations during the downturn. Market data showed that long traders bore most of the forced closures as prices moved sharply lower.
$1.6 billion in crypto long positions liquidated.
Stop trading, folks. pic.twitter.com/ghDmTRMKI6
— Vet (@Vet_X0) June 3, 2026
While markets faced heavy liquidations, XRP marked a key historical milestone. On June 2, the network observed 14 years since Arthur Britto committed the code that created 100 billion XRP, previously called XNS. The anniversary drew responses from contributors linked to the XRP Ledger’s early development.
David Schwartz, Ripple CTO Emeritus, reflected on the milestone in a public message. He wrote, “14 years ago, we got together with an idea to build a better way to move value.” Schwartz added, “What happened next was something none of us could have built alone.”
Other historic dates also shaped the XRP Ledger’s origins and development. Fifteen years ago on October 14, Jed McCaleb made the first code contribution to what later became the XRP Ledger. In that code, McCaleb used a variable named “Faith” alongside a brief comment.
Vet referred to that early contribution and linked it to the anniversary discussion. He stated that “a leap of faith is all it needs” while referencing the variable name. The remarks appeared as the market processed the $1.6 billion liquidation of long positions reported by CoinGlass.
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