2025-12-28 01:20:13

Last trading day, the market once again showcased a textbook-level liquidation case. Yesterday, a major liquidation event occurred on Hyperliquid: a 40x leveraged Bitcoin short was directly wiped out, with a single loss of $14.14 million and total losses exceeding $17.6 million.

It seems like a week with little volatility, so why did such a brutal situation still occur? The key lies in a often-overlooked issue—the latency of price data. Many leveraged trading strategies rely on a single exchange or outdated oracles for price feeds. When major funds suddenly move, these systems simply cannot react in time.

In the moment Bitcoin surged 3%, many trading systems still used outdated price sources that hadn't been refreshed, resulting in a lack of real-time market liquidity information. The liquidation threshold was instantly breached. That’s the core problem.

This is precisely the pain point that some new oracle networks aim to solve. They are not just quote tools but real-time, multi-source, manipulation-resistant data layers. By aggregating transaction data from major global exchanges and on-chain liquidity pools, they provide millisecond-level fair price updates, allowing traders—especially high-leverage players—to no longer be hostage to delayed data.

In simple terms, in today’s market, your true opponent isn’t necessarily the market direction judgment but the gap in information speed. While others are still using lagging prices for risk calculations, traders utilizing multi-source, low-latency data are already ahead. This advantage often makes the difference between life and death during extreme volatility.

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failed_dev_successful_ape

· 11h ago

$17,600,000 lost, this is the price of playing with 40x leverage 2. How many times have I said that price delay is an issue? Yet some still fall into the trap 3. Truly, information asymmetry is a matter of life and death, no room for negotiation 4. Another negative example, oracles feeding prices must be taken seriously 5. The market can be liquidated with just three points; leverage is just too crazy 6. Multi-source data really changes the game 7. Lagging data players are always being cut, and you can't even save on transaction fees 8. Looks like low volatility but ends in a crash; this market is full of traps 9. Information asymmetry is like this; the bottom is always eaten up 10. Millisecond differences can truly determine life or death, no exaggeration 11. Seeing someone suffer heavy losses again, leverage is truly a double-edged sword 12. High leverage itself is gambling, and combined with price delay, it's suicide

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MeltdownSurvivalist

· 11h ago

1. Lost 17.6 million just because the price feed was a few milliseconds slow? That’s brutal. 2. Playing short with 40x leverage is already dancing with death, and you still want to rely on old data? 3. Every time I see these liquidation news, I feel lucky I’m not that greedy. Being alive is the most important thing. 4. So, the real money in the market has never been about the correct direction, but about being one step ahead with information. 5. Delayed data, retail traders simply can’t compete, destined to be harvested. 6. Oracle delays kill people; the blood and tears from the 17.6 million lesson teach us to learn from mistakes. 7. The problem isn’t leverage, it’s how bad the tools you use are. Many people still don’t understand this. 8. This round of liquidations made the big players happy; little leek traders, keep getting cut. 9. Are multi-source data really that valuable? It depends on who can use it quickly. 10. In moments of extreme volatility, your system will either save you or bury you. 11. A seemingly calm week is actually full of undercurrents; no one can hide, only those with speed survive. 12. 14.14 million in a single liquidation—have you ever thought about whose pocket that money went into?

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FUD_Whisperer

· 12h ago

$17.6 million is gone just like that. We really need multi-source oracles; otherwise, we're just doomed. 2. Playing short with 40x leverage, this guy really dares to gamble. But honestly, delayed data is indeed an invisible killer. 3. Lagging data determines life or death, which sounds outrageous. How are people still using such outdated pricing feeds? 4. Speed of information is king; directional judgment is actually secondary? That sounds a bit absolute. 5. Millisecond-level updates can be life-saving. The key question is whether these new oracles are really reliable or just another marketing wave. 6. A single liquidation of $14.14 million—my goodness, how clueless do you have to be to trade with outdated price sources? 7. So the problem isn't leverage itself but the infrastructure can't keep up? That's interesting. 8. When the big players move, the price sources don't react at all. The gap is too huge. But multi-source aggregation isn't a panacea either. 9. In extreme volatility moments, life and death happen in an instant. That sounds exciting, but I still want to see which oracles truly achieve low latency. 10. Being hostage to delayed data—this description is so vivid. Now I understand why some people are always being ground down.

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MevWhisperer

· 12h ago

17.6 million is gone just like that, this is the price of feeding prices with garbage data. 2. A 40x leveraged short position was wiped out, in plain terms, it’s a loss in the information war. 3. Oracle delay? Bro, isn’t this just a money-making opportunity? 4. Stop talking about multi-source data; the market is essentially a speed game—who’s faster, who eats the meat. 5. Another vivid example showing why you shouldn’t chase high leverage. 6. 14.14 million in an instant—that’s what it means to be eaten alive by the main force. 7. True experts have long stopped trusting delayed prices; they use private data sources. 8. Wait, this guy’s choice of oracle seems problematic—does anyone really use single exchange price feeds for leverage? 9. At the moment of extreme volatility, the quick eat the meat, the slow eat dirt—it's that simple. 10. Millisecond-level advantages can really determine life or death, but most retail investors simply don’t have access to this level.

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VitalikFanboy42

· 12h ago

17.6 million just gone, a huge loss. That's why I never touch 40x leverage no matter what. 2. The delay issue with oracles is really hitting home. Big players are just playing the information gap game. 3. Looking at it this way, without good data sources, it's a dead end. No matter how good your operations are, it’s useless. 4. Millisecond-level updates are indeed powerful, but the real question is, how many people can actually use them? 5. So, now trading isn’t really about technical analysis; it’s all about who’s internet is faster, and they win. 6. Over 14 million for a single order, my goodness. That’s the charm of leverage, haha. 7. Multi-source data sounds good, but I’m worried it’s just another new trick to cut the leeks. 8. The gap in information speed—that’s why small traders are always exploited. Wake up, everyone. 9. The liquidation line was broken through instantly, and there was no time to react. So true. 10. I used to hear people say you need to understand technical analysis to trade, but now it seems you really need good tools.

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TokenTherapist

· 12h ago

$17,600,000 lost, still pondering the direction... This guy just lost due to information asymmetry. 2. Oracle delays = the secret to wealth, rely on it. 3. What sounds nice is just a technical issue; in reality, it's just being harvested by the big players. 4. Those with millisecond-level data have already run away; you're still looking at candlestick charts. 5. Information speed > trading technology, this hits right in the heart. 6. 40x leverage combined with outdated data, a guaranteed money-losing combo. 7. It's the oracle's fault again; when will this broken issue truly be resolved? 8. Lagging prices = chronic death, wake up, everyone. 9. Single data source should be eaten up; no wonder others do it. 10. Life and death hinge on just a few milliseconds; it's too brutal. 11. Multi-source low latency sounds great, but does anyone really use it? 12. This liquidation is textbook-level "deserved."

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StablecoinSkeptic

· 12h ago

17.6 million USD... It's the oracle's fault again, truly incredible 2. Getting wiped out on a 40x short position deserves it; gambler mentality is deadly 3. Honestly, it's still about information asymmetry; wealthy people have been using millisecond-level data for a long time 4. The trap of delayed data—how many people need to jump in before exchanges are forced to improve? 5. Looks like the market isn't very volatile, but then a 17.6 million loss explodes—this market is always ready to eat people 6. Another bloody textbook case, but next week someone will still go for 40x leverage 7. Multi-source oracles sound good, but how credible can they really be? 8. Being killed by outdated price sources—this kind of death is truly unfair 9. The gap in information speed... retail investors will never beat institutions 10. The liquidation line was broken instantly; I understand the concept but still can't figure out how to prevent it

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