RateCaptain
  • Home
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • FX Rates
  • Money Market
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Commodities
  • Corporates
No Result
View All Result
Subscribe
  • Home
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • FX Rates
  • Money Market
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Commodities
  • Corporates
No Result
View All Result
RateCaptain
No Result
View All Result
Home

Crypto-Tsunami as over 247,000 investors lose $1.7 billion

Rate Captain by Rate Captain
May 11, 2021
in Cryptocurrency
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsappShare on Telegram

A significant number of investors in the crypto market have recorded losses amid the sudden drop seen in many crypto assets across the market spectrum.

For the day, about 247,084 investors had their accounts worth $1.74 billion liquidated. The largest single liquidation order happened on Huobi-DOT valued at $8.51 million.

AlsoRead

Nigeria’s Crypto Transactions Hit $96bn as SEC Tightens Oversight

Bitcoin Surges Then Retreats as Traders Eye Trump’s Speech and Geopolitical Risks

Bitcoin Slips Below $67,000 as US-Iran Tensions Escalate

Ethereum at the time of writing this report broke below its all-important $4000 price levels, trading at $3,888.57 on the FTX exchange with a daily trading volume of $66 billion. Ethereum is down 5.44% for the day. However, it is still the second most valuable crypto with a market value of about $450.4 billion.

The flagship crypto lost as much as $3,000 within some hours amid record selling pressures in the cryptoverse. Bitcoin traded around the $55,000 price levels with a daily trading volume of $73 billion. Bitcoin is down 6.98% for the day.

At press time the reason for such a violent dump in many crypto assets wasn’t immediately clear, but it is important to keep in mind that Crypto assets are notoriously volatile.

Market commentators have long fretted that a stimulus-supported economy has fuelled these crypto assets to prices that defy the thinking of mainstream financial analysis, but such fears have been unable to pause their bullish trend.

In Crypto-assets saying they have no intrinsic value and investors in these assets should be prepared to lose all their funds.

In his words:

That doesn’t mean to say people don’t put a value on them, because they can have extrinsic value. But they have no intrinsic value. I’m going to say this very bluntly again, buy them only if you’re prepared to lose all your money.”

Some crypto critics envisage the crypto market is in a bubble waiting to burst, on the bearish sentiments that there are little fundamentals behind many of these digital assets.

Leading Crypto-assets like Polkadot, XRP, Cardano Litecoin were down by more than 10% while dogecoin recorded losses of about 20% of its value.
Previous Post

Nigeria’s revenue crisis may further worsen as India cuts oil imports by $39.5 billion

Next Post

Nigeria reverts to COVID-19 restrictions as WHO classifies Indian variant major threat

Related News

 Top Story: Central Bank Raises MPR by 200 Basis Points to 24.75%

Nigeria’s Crypto Transactions Hit $96bn as SEC Tightens Oversight

by Bolarinwa Mathew
March 17, 2026
0

Nigeria's digital asset market has seen approximately $96 billion in cryptocurrency and virtual asset transactions, according to the Director-General of...

BTC’s Price Rises as Market Reacts to the Fed hawkish move.

Bitcoin Surges Then Retreats as Traders Eye Trump’s Speech and Geopolitical Risks

by Bolarinwa Mathew
February 26, 2026
0

Bitcoin opened Wednesday, February 26, 2026, with strong momentum, climbing more than 3.5% in early Asian trading to mark its...

BTC’s Price Rises as Market Reacts to the Fed hawkish move.

Bitcoin Slips Below $67,000 as US-Iran Tensions Escalate

by Bolarinwa Mathew
February 20, 2026
0

Bitcoin faced renewed selling pressure on Thursday, February 19, 2026, dipping modestly amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East...

57,000 Traders Lose Money as Bitcoin Drops to $26,000

Nigeria’s 2026 Crypto Rules: Binance Users Must Link NIN/TIN for Compliance

by Bolarinwa Mathew
February 3, 2026
0

Nigeria’s cryptocurrency landscape has entered a new era of stricter regulation, with the Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA) 2025 now...

Next Post

Nigeria reverts to COVID-19 restrictions as WHO classifies Indian variant major threat

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

NEC Affirms CBN $3 Billion Loan for Naira Stability

CBN Blacklists Chronic Loan Defaulters, Bars Them from Banking Services

March 27, 2026
Oil Marketers Dismiss Claims of Dangote Refinery Selling Fuel in Dollars

Dangote Refinery Cuts Petrol Gantry Price to N1,200 per Litre Amid Global Oil Uncertainty

March 27, 2026

Popular Story

  • Nigeria’s Debt to China Surges by $800 Million in One Year

    31 Nigerian States Grapple with N2.57 Trillion Domestic Debt Amid No Foreign Inflows

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • CBN Mandates AI-Powered AML Systems for Banks and Fintechs in Landmark Guidelines

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • CBN Blacklists Chronic Loan Defaulters, Bars Them from Banking Services

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Nigeria’s Q3 Trade Reaches ₦18.8 Trillion, Experiencing Substantial Growth

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Nigerian Equity Market Bounces Back with N117bn Gain

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

RateCaptain

We bring you the most accurate in new and market data. Check our landing page for details.

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Disclaimer
  • Cookie Policy
  • Contact Us

Copyright © 2022 RateCaptain - All rights reserved by RateCaptain.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • FX Rates
  • Money Market
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Commodities
  • Corporates

Copyright © 2022 RateCaptain - All rights reserved by RateCaptain.

RateCaptain
Manage Cookie Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}
?>