Trader torches $3M to punch a $5M hole in Hyperliquid’s vault
A community member called the $3 million wipeout “performance art,” saying that only in crypto do villains torch millions purely for the sake of the plot.
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A community member called the $3 million wipeout “performance art,” saying that only in crypto do villains torch millions purely for the sake of the plot.
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