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TokenPost snapshot: $36.33M in crypto liquidations on three exchanges in one hour (reporting, not marketwide)
TokenPost reports $36.33 million of positions liquidated in the hour ending 10:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 3, 2026, across Binance, Bybit and OKX; 99% were long positions. The figures are a one‑hour snapshot from TokenPost’s collection of public exchange liquidation data, not an independent marketwide total.
This brief records on‑record numeric reporting published by TokenPost (reporter Enna Lee). TokenPost presented a timestamped, exchange‑limited one‑hour liquidation snapshot and attributed discrete figures to Binance, Bybit and OKX. The supplied article is treated as confirmed reporting of what TokenPost published; TokenPost did not supply the underlying trade‑level export or an independent aggregator that would let others reproduce the totals.
What is established
- TokenPost reports $36.33 million in positions liquidated in the hour ending at 10:00 p.m. ET Nov. 3 (03:00 UTC Nov. 4).
- TokenPost reports 99% of the one‑hour liquidation total were long positions ($35.91 million) and shorts were $430,000.
- TokenPost reports the snapshot covered liquidations on Binance, Bybit and OKX only and counted 6,026 liquidations.
What remains unconfirmed
- Independent replication of the $36.33M total from the underlying trade‑by‑trade dataset (not supplied).
- Whether the reported totals are net or gross of exchange fees and liquidation costs (not supplied).
- Any causal market event (news, order‑book shock) that directly caused the one‑hour liquidation spike (not asserted by TokenPost).
Opening — what TokenPost reported
TokenPost (reporter Enna Lee) published a timestamped one‑hour liquidation snapshot for the hour ending 10:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 3, 2026 (03:00 UTC Nov. 4).
The outlet reports $36.33 million of positions liquidated in that 60‑minute window across three exchanges — Binance, Bybit and OKX — and frames the figure as a one‑hour, exchange‑limited view rather than a marketwide total.
Key confirmed figures from TokenPost
TokenPost attributes these numeric breakdowns to its collection of public exchange liquidation data for that hour.
Confirmed figures TokenPost published include the following:
- Total liquidations (one hour, three exchanges): $36.33 million.
- Longs versus shorts: $35.91 million in long liquidations (99%); $430,000 in short liquidations.
- Liquidation count: 6,026 liquidations recorded across the three exchanges.
- Exchange breakdown: Binance $25.41 million; Bybit $5.64 million; OKX $5.28 million.
- Top assets by liquidation totals: Bitcoin (BTC) $13.99 million; Ether (ETH) $7.09 million; Solana (SOL) $1.89 million.
Source, methodology and reported limitations
TokenPost states the totals come from public liquidation data collected "directly from Binance, Bybit and OKX" for that 60‑minute period.
TokenPost explicitly cautions that the snapshot covers those three exchanges only and is not a marketwide total.
The TokenPost article does not supply the raw trade‑by‑trade export, a named independent aggregator, or a reproducible data file in the supplied material; those omissions mean independent replication of the exact totals is not possible from the supplied report alone.
Confirmed facts versus outstanding questions
Confirmed: TokenPost on‑record reporting of the one‑hour totals, long/short split, per‑exchange and per‑asset breakdowns, and the 6,026 liquidation count for the three exchanges during that hour.
Unconfirmed: whether the $36.33 million figure can be reproduced from an underlying trade‑level dataset (TokenPost did not publish that export), whether the totals include or exclude exchange fees and liquidation costs, and whether any specific market event directly caused the spike in liquidations.
Context and significance
A one‑hour snapshot showing $36.33 million in liquidations concentrated on three major derivatives venues may indicate a brief, concentrated move that closed leveraged positions — TokenPost’s report documents that activity for the specified exchanges and timestamp.
Because the report is explicitly limited to Binance, Bybit and OKX and does not represent an aggregate of all venues, the figure should not be treated as the entire crypto market’s liquidation volume for that hour.
Analysis (clearly labelled) and remaining uncertainty
Interpretation: The reported long‑heavy split (99% longs) suggests the liquidations predominantly closed bullish leveraged bets on those exchanges in that hour. That pattern, if accurate for the exchanges covered, is consistent with a downward price move or targeted deleveraging during the snapshot.
Speculation: The supplied TokenPost material does not claim any specific cause; therefore, any attempt to link these liquidations to a particular news item, exchange outage, or coordinated order‑book event would be unconfirmed and speculative based on the available evidence.
Useful reader questions and next steps
Is the $36.33 million total representative of the whole market or limited to the three exchanges? TokenPost reports it is limited to Binance, Bybit and OKX only.
Can independent researchers reproduce TokenPost’s totals? TokenPost did not publish the underlying trade‑level export in the supplied material, so independent replication is not possible from this report alone.
Which assets and exchanges drove the totals? TokenPost’s reported top contributors were BTC, ETH and SOL, and Binance accounted for the largest portion of the reported total.
Current status
This brief documents TokenPost’s on‑record one‑hour liquidation snapshot published by Enna Lee and the article’s stated limits.
No additional on‑record confirmations or underlying datasets were supplied in the materials provided, and TokenPost’s article includes contact/correction instructions for further queries.
Sources & further reading
For information only. Not financial advice.
