Crypto teams up with U.S. government to defend stock perps in legal fight
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Crypto and prediction markets firms declared themselves on the side of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, arguing perpetual futures aren't swaps.
A Hyperliquid trader closed out long positions in BTC and ETH 36 minutes ago, incurring a loss of $2.53 million.
The trader currently holds $64.95 million in long positions in BTC and ETH, with both positions less than 2% away from the liquidation line. Unrealized losses amount to $9.79 million, and the account's total loss is -$17.51 million. Address: 0x6046…b21d. (Onchain Lens)
The cryptocurrency market experienced a decline, with SOL falling below $82, XRP falling below $1.05, ETH falling below $2015, and BTC falling below $73,000.
In the past four hours, $600 million worth of leveraged cryptocurrency positions have been liquidated. (Watcher.Guru)
Crypto and prediction markets firms declared themselves on the side of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, arguing perpetual futures aren't swaps.