The trader, identified as Jeffrey Huang, saw his Hyperliquid account plummet by more than 99% on October 15. Huang had previously managed to scale an initial $56,000 stake into an eight-figure sum through aggressive perpetual futures trading. This strategy relies on borrowed capital to amplify positions, a method that proved catastrophic as the broader cryptocurrency market faced a wave of liquidations, with nearly $811 million in leveraged positions erased across the industry within a 24-hour window.
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Machi Big Brother wipes out $12 million fortune in crypto liquidation
A staggering $12.25 million trading balance evaporated into just $21,800 in a single session, marking a brutal end to a four-month winning streak for the trader known as Machi Big Brother. The massive liquidation followed a sharp market-wide downturn that saw Bitcoin and Ethereum prices tumble under heavy selling pressure.
Despite the total loss of his accumulated gains, Huang appears undeterred by the market collapse. Reports indicate he returned to the platform almost immediately after the wipeout to open a new Ethereum long position with 25x leverage. This move leaves him once again highly exposed to market volatility as Bitcoin struggles to maintain support above $81,000 and Ethereum trends downward toward $2,380, influenced by cooling investor sentiment and rising U.S. inflation data.
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