Cryptocurrencies sink as $1.5 billion in bullish bets wiped out

Cryptocurrency traders faced huge losses. Bullish bets worth over $1.5 billion got liquidated on Monday. This triggered a sharp selloff, impacting smaller tokens severely. Ether fell significantly. Bitcoin also saw a decline. Demand from digital-asset treasury companies seems to be fading. Over 407,000 traders were liquidated in a day. The digital-asset market capitalization fell below $4 trillion.