{"id":46098,"date":"2025-07-14T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=46098"},"modified":"2025-07-14T14:47:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T11:47:32","slug":"bitcoin-price-123k-trader-qwatio-liquidation-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-price-123k-trader-qwatio-liquidation-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"$25.8 Million Loss! Bitcoin Rally Shakes the Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin price<\/strong> crossing $123,000 sparked a massive liquidation<\/strong> wave in the crypto<\/strong> market. With Bitcoin\u2019s rapid surge, famous trader Qwatio<\/strong> lost $25.8<\/strong> million in just two days by losing his leveraged short positions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain<\/strong>, Qwatio opened $55 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC), $36 million<\/strong> worth of Ethereum<\/strong><\/a>, and $7.3 million<\/strong> worth of Fartcoin positions. All of these positions were short. However, the market\u2019s sharp rise quickly liquidated the trader\u2019s positions associated with wallet code 0x916E.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Detailed Losses According to Lookonchain Data\u00a0<\/a><\/li>
  • Profits During Trump Era and Subsequent Decline\u00a0<\/a><\/li>
  • Other Leveraged Traders Also Impacted\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n

    <\/span>Detailed Losses According to Lookonchain Data<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

    Lookonchain revealed that Qwatio first lost 16.28 million USDC<\/strong>. Then, to increase his leveraged position, he deposited another 10 million USDC<\/strong> to Hyperliquid. Yet, the rise in Bitcoin and Ethereum prices turned his short-selling strategy into a disaster.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Gambler @qwatio<\/a>'s massive short positions worth $334M were fully liquidated in just 3 hours, including: 1,743 $BTC<\/a> ($211M), 33,743 $ETH<\/a> ($102.3M), and 15M $FARTCOIN ($20.6M).<\/p>\n

    His wallet (0x916E) is now down nearly $25.84M in total losses. https:\/\/t.co\/RwVCmLe4rK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ed1jXyaYEY<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n