Whale Loses Nearly $70 Million on Liquidated ETH Long, Then Opens New 78,955 ETH Position

Whale Loses Nearly $70 Million on Liquidated ETH Long, Then Opens New 78,955 ETH Position

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2026-10-09 13:04:44
On-chain data cited by Techub News shows that an anonymous trader was liquidated on a 28,716 ETH long position during recent market volatility, taking an estimated loss of about $69.69 million. The trader later opened a new Ether long and now holds 78,955 ETH worth roughly $195 million, with a liquidation price slightly below $2,300. The report also mentioned another trader, AguilaTrades, who returned to trading after a break of more than six months. According to the same update, both the trader’s Bitcoin long position and a later 40x short position were liquidated. The combined loss for the day reached $545,000. The figures were attributed to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain, while CryptoPotato was cited in the Techub item as the source for the broader report.

Techub News, citing on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain, reported that an anonymous trader was liquidated on a 28,716 ETH long position during recent market volatility, with losses estimated at about $69.69 million.

The trader later opened a new Ether long position and now holds 78,955 ETH valued at roughly $195 million. The liquidation price for that position is slightly below $2,300.

The report also said that trader AguilaTrades returned to the market after a break of more than six months. Both the trader’s Bitcoin long position and a subsequent 40x short position were liquidated, bringing total losses for the day to $545,000. CryptoPotato was cited in the Techub brief.

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