Overview
- Bitcoin slipped to roughly $110,000–$112,000 after an early wallet moved about 22,000–24,000 BTC to Hyperliquid and rotated into roughly 473,000 ETH with sizable long positions, according to Lookonchain.
- Coinglass data showed roughly $800 million to $900 million in 24‑hour liquidations, clearing out more than 150,000 traders as thin weekend liquidity magnified the move.
- Ethereum notched a new all‑time high near $4,900 before pulling back to the mid‑$4,000s, supported by multi‑billion‑dollar August inflows into spot ETH ETFs and increased whale buying on Binance.
- Hyperliquid logged a record $3.4 billion in 24‑hour spot volume, including about $1.5 billion in BTC trades, as the whale’s rotation funneled activity to the venue.
- DeFi metrics indicate liquidity continues to tilt toward Solana, which has led Ethereum in decentralized exchange volume for 10 consecutive months.