
A Hyperliquid whale’s 40x Bitcoin short was partially liquidated after losses surged, underscoring the speed at which highly leveraged crypto derivatives positions can deteriorate.
A Hyperliquid whale opened a 40x Bitcoin short initially sized at 40.5 BTC, or about $3.02 million. The position was partially liquidated by $1.19 million about nine hours later, leaving roughly $1.82 million still open with a liquidation price of $75,119. Reported floating loss reached 125%, and the intraday loss hit $130,000 on April 14. This update describes a separate leveraged Bitcoin short on Hyperliquid and adds a new liquidation event to the broader pattern of whale-driven high-risk derivatives activity.