BlockBeats news, on February 24, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale deposited $1.2 million in USDC into HyperLiquid to prevent the liquidation of its 5x leveraged HYPE long position. The position currently has an unrealized loss of $16.7 million and has already incurred $1.6 million in funding fees.
Whale Adds $1.2M USDC Margin to Avoid HYPE Position Liquidation, Unrealized Loss Reaches $16.7M
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On February 24, 2026, a whale added $1.2M in USDC margin to HyperLiquid to prevent liquidation of a leveraged HYPE long position. The trade uses 5x leverage, exposing the account to a $16.7M unrealized loss and $1.6M in funding fees. Trading a position at this scale requires close monitoring of market movements and margin health.
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