{"id":39800,"date":"2025-04-07T18:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=39800"},"modified":"2025-04-07T16:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T13:29:04","slug":"whale-prevents-340-million-liquidation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/whale-prevents-340-million-liquidation\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale Prevents $340 Million Liquidation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"183\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-technical-analysis-testing-critical-support\/\"><strong>A whale<\/strong> <\/a>made an <strong>emergency investment of millions of dollars<\/strong> to prevent a<strong> $340 million position<\/strong> from being liquidated if Ether drops to $1,119.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/whale-prevents-340-million-liquidation\/#Whale_Raises_Liquidation_Price\" title=\"Whale Raises Liquidation Price\">Whale Raises Liquidation Price<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/whale-prevents-340-million-liquidation\/#Expected_Recovery_After_Huge_Loss_in_Crypto_Market\" title=\"Expected Recovery After Huge Loss in Crypto Market\">Expected Recovery After Huge Loss in Crypto Market<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"215\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whale_Raises_Liquidation_Price\"><\/span>Whale Raises Liquidation Price<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"589\">The whale deposited 10,000 ETH ($14.5 million) and 3.54 million Dai on the MakerDAO platform to raise the liquidation price, protecting a 220,000 ETH position. It was stated that the position would be liquidated if Ether drops to $1,119.3. This development came after another Ether investor was liquidated for $106 million on the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Sky.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"589\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152921 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eth.webp\" alt=\"eth\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1039\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"805\"><strong>Sky platform<\/strong> requires users to deposit at least 150% collateral. In this system, users need to deposit at least<strong> $150 worth of ETH<\/strong> to borrow 100 DAI. <strong>On April 6, the investor lost 67,000 ETH after a 14% drop in ETH.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"1120\">A major downturn occurred in the<strong> crypto markets<\/strong>, but the announcement regarding tariffs on April 2 may end investor uncertainty. Crypto strategy experts say that this uncertainty could lead to a new flow of investments into crypto assets. The likelihood of a recovery in the crypto markets is estimated to be 70%.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1172\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expected_Recovery_After_Huge_Loss_in_Crypto_Market\"><\/span>Expected Recovery After Huge Loss in Crypto Market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1489\">A major crash occurred in both crypto and traditional markets following U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement on import tariffs. <strong>The S&amp;P 500 lost $5 trillion<\/strong> after the announcement. However, it is suggested that tariffs could end global uncertainty and trigger a new investment movement towards crypto markets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1800\"><strong>Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe<\/strong> stated that the new tariffs represent the peak of uncertainty and that the end of tariff uncertainty could increase the likelihood of investors shifting towards digital assets. Additionally, the crypto intelligence company Nansen predicts a 70% chance that the market will bottom by June.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1800\"><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Telegram,\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0channels for the latest\u00a0<a title=\"News\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\">news<\/a>\u00a0and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A whale made an emergency investment of millions of dollars to prevent a $340 million position from being liquidated if Ether drops to $1,119. Whale Raises Liquidation Price The whale deposited 10,000 ETH ($14.5 million) and 3.54 million Dai on the MakerDAO platform to raise the liquidation price, protecting a 220,000 ETH position. 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