Largest Single Liquidation on Hyperliquid Hits $11.86M Amid BTC Volatility

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BTC price swings on February 12 triggered $196 million in liquidations across crypto markets in 24 hours. The largest single liquidation hit $11.86 million on Hyperliquid, involving a whale address starting with 0x5dc2. The same address was liquidated for $14.49 million on February 9 and has since re-entered with a 40x BTC short worth $14.55 million, set to liquidate at $68,690. Volatility continues to test leveraged positions as BTC price moves sharply.

BlockBeats news, February 12: According to monitoring by Coinbob Popular Address Monitoring and CoinGlass, affected by BTC price fluctuations this morning, the total network liquidation volume for BTC in the past 24 hours reached approximately $196 million, with both long and short positions liquidated. On the Hyperliquid platform, the whale address starting with 0x5dc2 suffered a single liquidation of $11.86 million, becoming the largest single liquidation in this round.


Monitoring shows that the whale's BTC short position was liquidated twice, totaling approximately 219 BTC, with a total value of about $13.82 million. This address had previously been liquidated on February 9 due to a $14.49 million margin call and exited the position; this is the second liquidation after re-entering the market.


Thereafter, this whale did not stop. As of press time, it has reopened a 40x leveraged BTC short position with a holding size of approximately $14.55 million, an entry price of $67,860, and a liquidation price of $68,690.

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