Hyperunit Whale Faces $128M Lifetime Deficit After High-Leverage ETH Liquidation

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According to on-chain data, a high-net-worth wallet known as the Hyperunit Whale recently faced an aggregate lifetime deficit of $128 million following automated liquidations on Hyperliquid. The trader, who had achieved significant profits exceeding $200 million in late 2025 through short positions, aggressively pivoted to long Ethereum positions in 2026 using 50x cross-margin leverage. As Ethereum prices declined, the whale's heavily leveraged infrastructure triggered cascading liquidations, systematically wiping out the wallet's trading equity and reducing its final balance to approximately $53.
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