Bitcoin\u2019s rally that started on Sunday, following some promising news on the US-China trade deal front, has only intensified during the Monday morning Asian trading hours as the asset blasted to a two-week peak.<\/p>\n
Many altcoins have followed suit in an impressive manner, which has harmed over-leveraged short traders.<\/p>\n
<\/a>BTCUSD. Source: TradingView<\/p>\n Recall that the primary cryptocurrency had calmed on Saturday after a volatile week, in which it recorded a few $6,000 to $8,000 moves. By the start of the weekend, though, it had returned to its consolidation phase of around $111,000, but the first signs of a potential breakout started to show up.<\/p>\n On Sunday, US Secretary Bessent hinted<\/a> about a potential deal between his country and Beijing, which could be announced later this week after the presidents of the two superpowers meet in Europe.<\/p>\n This had an immediate impact on BTC\u2019s price, which surged past $112,000 and $113,000. Its gains paused for several hours, but the bulls returned as Asia woke up earlier today. Bitcoin went on the run again, reclaiming $114,000 and $115,000 in the process.\u00a0Its peak, at least for now, is at $115,600, which is the highest it has traded since October 14.<\/p>\n Most altcoins have joined the ride, including ETH, which has jumped by over 7% and now trades above $4,200. SOL has reclaimed the $200 line after a 5.5% daily surge, while ADA is close to $0.70 after a 4.7% increase. ZEC has rocketed by over 24%, followed by PI, IP, ENA, and HYPE.<\/p>\n These impressive gains over the past day have had a profound effect on short futures traders, with more than $370 million in such positions wiped out each day. In total, nearly 110,000 traders have been wrecked since yesterday, according to data from CoinGlass.<\/p>\n <\/a>Liquidation Data From CoinGlass<\/p>\n The post Bitcoin Smashes $115K: $370 Million in Shorts Crushed, Altcoins Finally Wake Up<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bitcoin\u2019s rally that started on Sunday, following some promising news on the US-China trade deal front, has only intensified during the Monday morning Asian trading hours as the asset blasted to a two-week peak. Many altcoins have followed suit in an impressive manner, which has harmed over-leveraged short traders. BTCUSD. Source: TradingView Recall that the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":107934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107933"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/107934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![<\/a>BTCUSD. Source: TradingView<\/p>\nRecall that the primary cryptocurrency had calmed on Saturday after a volatile week, in which it recorded a few $6,000 to $8,000 moves. By the start of the weekend, though, it had returned to its consolidation phase of around $111,000, but the first signs of a potential breakout started to show up.<\/p>\nOn Sunday, US Secretary Bessent hinted<\/a> about a potential deal between his country and Beijing, which could be announced later this week after the presidents of the two superpowers meet in Europe.<\/p>\nThis had an immediate impact on BTC\u2019s price, which surged past $112,000 and $113,000. Its gains paused for several hours, but the bulls returned as Asia woke up earlier today. Bitcoin went on the run again, reclaiming $114,000 and $115,000 in the process.\u00a0Its peak, at least for now, is at $115,600, which is the highest it has traded since October 14.<\/p>\nMost altcoins have joined the ride, including ETH, which has jumped by over 7% and now trades above $4,200. SOL has reclaimed the $200 line after a 5.5% daily surge, while ADA is close to $0.70 after a 4.7% increase. ZEC has rocketed by over 24%, followed by PI, IP, ENA, and HYPE.<\/p>\nThese impressive gains over the past day have had a profound effect on short futures traders, with more than $370 million in such positions wiped out each day. In total, nearly 110,000 traders have been wrecked since yesterday, according to data from CoinGlass.<\/p>\n<\/a>Liquidation Data From CoinGlass<\/p>\nThe post Bitcoin Smashes $115K: $370 Million in Shorts Crushed, Altcoins Finally Wake Up<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bitcoin\u2019s rally that started on Sunday, following some promising news on the US-China trade deal front, has only intensified during the Monday morning Asian trading hours as the asset blasted to a two-week peak. Many altcoins have followed suit in an impressive manner, which has harmed over-leveraged short traders. BTCUSD. Source: TradingView Recall that the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":107934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107933"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/107934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BTCUSD-18.png\"){kind=link}
![<\/a>Liquidation Data From CoinGlass<\/p>\nThe post Bitcoin Smashes $115K: $370 Million in Shorts Crushed, Altcoins Finally Wake Up<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bitcoin\u2019s rally that started on Sunday, following some promising news on the US-China trade deal front, has only intensified during the Monday morning Asian trading hours as the asset blasted to a two-week peak. Many altcoins have followed suit in an impressive manner, which has harmed over-leveraged short traders. BTCUSD. Source: TradingView Recall that the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":107934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107933"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/107934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-27-080003.png\"){kind=link}