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Tokenized SanDisk bets saw more liquidations than XRP as Asia’s chip rout wipes out $800 million
What CoinDesk reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
MarketsBy Shaurya Malwa at CoinDesk
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What CoinDesk reports
About $800 million in leveraged positions were wiped out over 24 hours, 86% of them bullish. Chip-stock contracts on crypto exchanges took a chunk of the damage.
The immediate significance
The report bears on the path from tokenisation plans to usable financial infrastructure. The practical significance depends on legal status, live issuance and measurable activity rather than the announcement alone.
What remains unknown
- The extract does not establish final legal status, live issuance or measurable user activity.
- No matched primary document independently supporting the central claim is linked to this page.
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