
Despite the nearly $9 million loss, Machi and other large investors are betting on the price of the XPL token recovering.
Taiwanese music celebrity and high-profile digital asset investor Jeffrey Huang, also known as “Machi Big Brother,” is facing a nearly $9 million floating loss on his Hyperliquid account.
Account “0x020c” associated with Huang, who is also a popular Bored Ape Yacht Club collector, is approaching a floating loss of $9 million on decentralized exchange (DEX) Hyperliquid.
From a profit of approximately $44 million just 13 days ago, the celebrity is now sitting on an unrealized loss of $8.7 million on their 5x leveraged long position, which involves betting on the price appreciation of the Plasma (XPL) token, according to blockchain data from Hyperdash. The position has a liquidation threshold of $0.5366.
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Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives and Senate met with cryptocurrency industry leaders in three separate roundtable events this week. Members of the US Congress met with key figures in the cryptocurrency industry to discuss issues and potential laws related to the establishment of a strategic Bitcoin reserve and a market structure.On Tuesday, a group of lawmakers that included Alaska Representative Nick Begich and Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno met with Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor and others in a roundtable event regarding the BITCOIN Act, a bill to establish a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve. The discussion was hosted by the advocacy organization Digital Chamber and its affiliates, the Digital Power Network and Bitcoin Treasury Council.“Legislators and the executives at yesterday’s roundtable agree, there is a need [for] a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve law to ensure its longevity for America’s financial future,” Hailey Miller, director of government affairs and public policy at Digital Power Network, told Cointelegraph. “Most attendees are looking for next steps, which may mean including the SBR within the broader policy frameworks already advancing.“Read more
