Liquidations
Whale loses $469,000 in hours on Hyperliquid, yet re-enters with $16M ETH short bet
The unknown trader realized about $469,000 in losses before fees overnight, then added another 1,126 ETH of shorts.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 2 min read
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