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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBut analysts say the $3M loss on Hyperliquid likely masked a larger net gain through hedged positions placed on other platforms.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
A coordinated attempt to manipulate the price of Fartcoin (FART) on Hyperliquid ended in a $3 million liquidation loss after the scheme triggered an automatic safety mechanism that forced the platform\u2019s own liquidity pool to absorb the fallout.<\/p>\n
However, blockchain analysts tracking the incident say the attacker likely walked away with a net profit through hedged positions they had placed elsewhere, leaving Hyperliquid\u2019s liquidity providers holding the bag.<\/p>\n
According to Peckshield and Lookonchain, a single entity spread about $15 million worth of FART long positions across four wallets, accumulating<\/a> over 145 million tokens. Their data shows the wallets were funded from Binance and Bybit, with three of them traced by on-chain researcher mlmabc to the same entity that had previously squeezed the XPL token.<\/p>\n The alleged manipulator deliberately chose a low-liquidity environment, which made it easier for them to move the price, with Fartcoin going up by about 20% around the time the positions were being built. Hyperdash, a trading terminal built for Hyperliquid, reported that at their peak, the coordinated longs had generated<\/a> a combined unrealized gain of $1.3 million. Even price data from CoinGecko confirmed the move, showing FART going from near $0.20 to a high of $0.2476 between 20:05 and 23:55 GMT on April 8.<\/p>\n After that, the trap was sprung. Instead of exiting, as would have been expected, given that prices were flying, the schemer deliberately let the positions get liquidated, a tactic Peckshield called \u201csuicide\u201d liquidation. According to them, the intention was to trigger the platform<\/a>\u2018s Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) mechanism, which forcibly closes the opposing side of a trade in extreme situations to cover losses.<\/p>\n In this instance, ADL meant that short traders were closed out against their will, and Hyperliquid\u2019s own liquidity pool, known as HLP, was left holding<\/a> a $13 million long position in a collapsing market. One wallet, 0x06ce, exited with a $512,000 profit before the liquidation cascade, according to Hyperdash.<\/p>\n Peckshield\u2019s and Lookonchain\u2019s assessments were that the manipulator went underwater for $3 million following the liquidation, with the former suggesting they may have profited elsewhere.<\/p>\n \u201cA $3M loss on paper, but likely a massive net profit via cross-revenue hedging,\u201d wrote Peckshield.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n HLP is said to have lost<\/a> about $1.5 million in the last 24 hours, and Fartcoin is down 10% over the same time period after its price fell from the $0.24 it reached during the manipulation episode.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Hyperliquid\u2019s HYPE token, which dipped by 23% following a similar liquidation incident<\/a> last year involving the JELLY token, seems to have fared better this time. At the time of writing, it had only shed a mere 0.4% off its level from 24 hours ago and was up more than 10% in the last 7 days.<\/p>\n LIMITED OFFER for CryptoPotato readers at Bybit: Use this link<\/a> to register and open a $500 FREE position on any coin!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nYou may also like:<\/h3>\n
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