A whale address deposited 5.5 million U to Hyperliquid to leverage up an Ethereum short position, with the short size reaching $68 million

By: theblockbeats.news|2026/01/03 03:16:11
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BlockBeats News, January 3rd, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale address starting with 0x218A deposited 5.5 million USDC into Hyperliquid to increase its Ethereum short position with 10x leverage and collateral. The current position is worth 68 million US dollars, including 21,820.69 ETH, with a liquidation price of $3,565.94.

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