Crypto leveraged futures liquidations reached $942 million to $957 million over the 24 hours leading into October 15, 2026, with long positions accounting for over 90% of the total wiped out.
Bitcoin fell approximately 2.5% to 3.6% over a 24-hour period ending October 15, 2026, trading near $80,800 to $81,300 after touching intraday lows near $80,200.
Ethereum fell between 5.3% and 6.5% over 24 hours on October 15, 2026, dropping to approximately $2,350 to $2,370.
Ethereum led all individual crypto assets in 24-hour liquidations on October 15, 2026, with total contract liquidations reaching $283 million to $292.8 million.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on October 14, 2026, that the September Consumer Price Index rose 3.7% year-over-year, increasing from 3.4% in August.
Bitcoin ranked second in 24-hour liquidations on October 15, 2026, incurring between $196 million and $203 million in total liquidated positions.
U.S. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increased to 2.6% year-over-year in September 2026 from 2.4% in August.
South Korea's KOSPI fell 7.85% to 8% on October 15, 2026, led by declines of over 9% in chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
Bitcoin broke below its $83,000 support level on October 15, 2026, and failed to recover above the $84,500 upper range.
Binance processed 53.7% of all crypto liquidations on October 15, 2026, including the largest single order of a $12.03 million BTCUSDT long closed at $80,208.96.
The Federal Open Market Committee raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.75–4.00% on September 16, 2026.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped between 4.81% and 5.2% on October 15, 2026, as semiconductor shares tumbled.
Solana futures recorded about $31 million in liquidations on October 15, 2026, while Zcash contracts added nearly $19 million in liquidations.
Ethereum futures contracts had an open interest totaling approximately $30 billion on October 15, 2026, compared to $52 billion for Bitcoin.
Following the September 2026 CPI report, CME FedWatch data showed market-implied probabilities for an additional Federal Reserve rate hike at the October 27–28 meeting were priced at 24.9% to mid-30s percent.
Gasoline prices climbed 9.1% month-over-month in September 2026, accounting for more than half of the headline U.S. monthly CPI increase.
