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One of the wallets behind the $33 million “rugging” of ZKasino has lost over $27 million while leverage trading on Hyperliquid, despite investors still waiting to be paid back. According to X user @SigmaSquared, the wallet placed a 20x leverage trade on the price of ether (ETH) that would liquidate if it fell to $1,745. On Sunday, it duly did.  The wallet was involved in the likely rug pull of ZKasino back in April 2024. ZKasino is a decentralized gambling platform that convinced investors to invest their ETH into its “bridge-to-earn” program.  Update: Zkcasino rugger got liquidated on his ETH position and lost 27M$ on hyperliquid perps If you're a creditor i am sorry for you https://t.co/oluOSflgI0 pic.twitter.com/yzuvMlphzo — sigma^2 (@SigmaSquared_) April 7, 2025 Read more: ZKasino $30M ‘favor’ to users — seamless transition or rug pull? These investors were then unexpectedly told that these funds would be converted into its token ZKAS and...

The crypto market is witnessing a fresh cascade of liquidations as President Trump’s tariff threats become reality. Trump has officially implemented 25% tariffs against both Canada and Mexico, triggering a 500 point drop in the Dow, alongside small drops in the Nasdaq and S&P 500. In the crypto market, liquidations crossed more than $1 billion in just 24 hours, with about 68% of the liquidations hitting traders going long, according to the crypto data aggregator CoinGlass. Bitcoin’s volatile swings continue, with BTC touching $81,879 before rising to $86,400 at time of publishing. The majority of liquidations hit BTC, followed by Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP) and Cardano (ADA). The pseudonymous crypto analyst DonAlt says he’s now looking to see if Bitcoin can re-enter a weekly range above $90,787 as a potential sign of strength amid a tumultuous week. Source: https://thebittimes.com/1-000-000-000-in-bitcoin-and-crypto-liquidated-as-trump-tar...