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937 High-Stakes Gambler Liquidated for $168M After Shorting the Bottom of Crypto Plunge

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Oliver Knight @ CoinDesk · 11/17/2025 11:38 EDT

High-Stakes Gambler Liquidated for $168M After Shorting the Bottom of Crypto Plunge

A high-stakes crypto trader was wiped out on HyperLiquid before immediately piling back into massive leveraged shorts on GMX — echoing past blow-ups from reckless market punters.

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