「Leverage」 Protocol Reaches $23.6M in Cumulative Losses, 25x ETH Longs Liquidated Again

Jan. 20: AIA surged over 40% in a short span, fueled by news of Binance listing its futures contracts, per market data. The token was last trading at $0.174.

Per official sources, Binance will launch the AIAUSDT perpetual contract on Jan. 20 at 19:15 Beijing time, with up to 20x leverage.

Jan 20 — Per HyperInsight monitoring (via https://t.me/HyperInsight), the "20 Million Bandit Hunter" whale (address 0x880a...) partially closed its SOL short positions twice within ~30 minutes, cutting total short exposure by 17,841.27 SOL (worth ~$2.369M). - At 17:00: Reduced holdings by 9,871.05 SOL (~$1.353M), realizing ~$501K in floating profit. - At 18:00: Further cut 7,970.22 SOL (~$1.016M), with ~$389K in floating profit. Both trades boasted an ROI exceeding 106%. Post-operations, its remaining SOL short position is ~$4.008M. Known for high-frequency, multi-asset arbitrage, the address holds positions for an average of ~20 hours. Since October 2023, it has turned an initial ~$20M into nearly $100M in cumulative profits.

On January 20th, data from HyperInsight (https://t.me/HyperInsight) shows a whale closed a 1004 ETH short position at 17:51, netting a $32,000 profit. The account currently holds a $119,000 floating loss. This address favors 3-10x leverage and has been executing high-frequency trades of LIT and ETH recently.

Jan 20th — Per LookOnChain monitoring, Ethereum contract trading on Hyperliquid saw intense long-short battles over the past 2 hours, with key moves including: - Address 0x4607 deposited 3 million USDC to open a 4x-leveraged short position of 3,840 ETH (≈$11.86 million). - Address 0xfB66 deposited 7.38 million USDC to open a 12x-leveraged long position of 10,000 ETH (≈$30.92 million). This rewrite uses concise, news-friendly phrasing common in U.S. crypto/finance updates: - Opens with a tight time stamp + source attribution ("Per LookOnChain monitoring"). - Uses active voice ("saw intense long-short battles") for clarity. - Simplifies jargon flow (e.g., "4x-leveraged" instead of longer phrasing). - Keeps numerical formatting consistent with U.S. conventions (commas for thousands, "≈" for approximate values). - Avoids overly formal structure, aligning with how American financial/blockchain news outlets present quick updates.

On January 20th, HyperInsight monitoring (via t.me/HyperInsight) noted that a whale address starting with 0x3bc opened two new leveraged short positions yesterday: - A 5x leveraged short on WLFI: Current position value ~$1.316M, average entry price ~$0.1629, unrealized profit ~$19,900 (+7.56%), liquidation price ~$0.756. - A 20x leveraged short on on-chain SILVER: Current position value ~$2.92M, average entry price ~$91.44, unrealized loss ~$110,000 (-26.8%), liquidation price ~$105.9.