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Celsius CEL price spikes 500% in 30 min – retraces to 115% up on day Celsius CEL price spikes 500% in 30 min – retraces to 115% up on day

Celsius CEL price spikes 500% in 30 min – retraces to 115% up on day

Amid the chaos and rumors of Celsius' liquidity problems, the price of its native token jumped to the highest price since April reaching $2.56 on FTX.

Celsius CEL price spikes 500% in 30 min – retraces to 115% up on day

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The native token of the Celsius (CEL) exchange just jumped over 500% from $0.33 to $2.56 in a matter of minutes. The token, which had been climbing steadily throughout the day, saw a massive spike in volume and rocketed to the highest price since April 12th.

cel pump
Source: TradingView

However, the revival was short-lived as the price dropped back to $0.56 within minutes. At the time of writing, the price is still up 115% on the day, opening at just $0.26.

The surge was not isolated to a single exchange, with BitFinex, FTX, Gate.io, and OKEX all experiencing similar pumps. However, the highest peak was FTX, suggesting a large market buy on the top US exchange.

There has been a wealth of rumors, speculation, and chatter regarding the liquidity of Celsius over the past few days. As the price of Bitcoin (BTC) plummeted earlier in the day, many were watching the Celsius vault on Maker protocol. As Celsius added collateral to the vault to stave off liquidation earlier in the day, this price spike is highly unusual.

The cause of the pump is currently unknown as this is a developing story.

UPDATE 18:43 BST: The strange trading level continues as the CEL price wicks down to $0.09 on BitFinex before stabilizing around $0.55

cel wick
Source: TradingView

Amid the unusual trading activity, some users are reporting that they experienced issues trading $CEL on FTX with orders being unexpectedly canceled.

Celsius Market Data

At the time of press 3:19 am UTC on Jun. 21, 2022, Celsius is ranked #135 by market cap and the price is up 119.23% over the past 24 hours. Celsius has a market capitalization of $169.04 million with a 24-hour trading volume of $100.33 million. Learn more about Celsius ›

Celsius

3:19 am UTC on Jun. 21, 2022

$0.71

119.23%
Crypto Market Summary

At the time of press 3:19 am UTC on Jun. 21, 2022, the total crypto market is valued at at $940.42 billion with a 24-hour volume of $117.86 billion. Bitcoin dominance is currently at 45.02%. Learn more about the crypto market ›

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