#ETH Shorts Liquidated as Price Surges Past $3,330
$ETH traders betting against the cryptocurrency lost big as more than $152 million in short positions got liquidated.
The second-largest crypto by market cap jumped 9% to trade above $3,330, causing massive pain for bears.
#Ethereum shorts accounted for over half of all crypto liquidations in the past day totaling $251 million.
Meanwhile,
$BTC's more conservative 1.6% gain only resulted in $34 million worth of liquidated shorts.
Trading volume for
$ETH spiked 15% to $132 billion, actually surpassing #Bitcoin's $109 billion in daily volume.
Futures volume grew 27% while open interest increased 8.73%, signaling fresh positioning without excessive leverage.
#BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes declared this "ETH szn" and announced plans to invest in #DeFi protocols through his Maelstrom Fund.
