According to @ai_9684xtpa, a prominent whale trader, who previously incurred a loss of $17.898 million from shorting, has re-entered the market with significant bearish positions. The trader deposited an additional 10 million USDC to open new short positions on Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) totaling approximately $230 million. The new positions include a $150 million BTC short with 40x leverage, holding 1,273.58 BTC, and an $82.48 million ETH short with 25x leverage, holding 27,788 ETH. These large-scale, high-leverage trades indicate a strong bearish conviction from this market participant despite recent losses.

According to @EmberCN, a trader known as @qwatio has been completely liquidated after maintaining a short position on Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) for half a month, resulting in a total loss of $16.27 million. The report states that the trader initiated the short positions with $16.28 million in capital when the price of BTC was $104,700. As the prices of both BTC and ETH experienced upward volatility, the trader's position was incrementally liquidated until it was wiped out entirely, highlighting the significant risks associated with shorting cryptocurrencies in a rising market.

According to Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) on Twitter, a major Ethereum (ETH) whale has established a 25x leveraged short position worth $14.38 million, with an average entry price of $2,410.17 and a liquidation price at $2,399.2, just $17 above the current spot price of $2,382.8. The position amounts to 6,037.44 ETH, and is currently showing an unrealized profit of $169,000. The narrow margin to liquidation signals heightened volatility risk, which could trigger swift liquidations and price movements in the ETH and broader crypto market. Traders should closely monitor price action around the $2,400 level as large liquidation events can lead to rapid market swings. Source: Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa), Twitter, May 19, 2025.

According to Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) on Twitter, a major crypto whale who deposited 2.96 million USDC on May 17 and aggressively traded with high leverage has suffered severe losses. The whale's 25x short position on 41,927 ETH resulted in a $2.46 million realized loss. A subsequent 40x long on 166 BTC lost $175,000 in under an hour. The whale then opened another 25x ETH short with 3,487 ETH, currently showing an unrealized profit of $122,000. These high-leverage moves and rapid losses highlight the risks of extreme leverage in crypto markets, which can trigger volatility and impact ETH and BTC liquidity and price action for other traders (Source: Twitter @ai_9684xtpa).