According to @QCPgroup, over $400 million in long positions were liquidated overnight as BTC fell from $118,000 to $115,000 and ETH dropped from $4,500 to $4,300. According to @QCPgroup, the rout extends last week’s 5% BTC drawdown amid more than $1 billion in DeFi liquidations.

According to @boldleonidas, the ENS name 'boldleonidas.eth' was purchased for over $2,000 and he stated he does not own it, warning followers in case of a potential scam attempt, source: @boldleonidas on X (Aug 18, 2025). This scenario highlights impersonation risk in the ENS market where control of a name can be misused to solicit funds or communications, source: Ethereum Name Service documentation. Traders should verify name ownership, linked addresses, and signed messages via the official ENS app or on-chain records before any transfers or OTC dealings involving ENS names or the ENS token, source: Ethereum Name Service documentation and Ethereum.org security guidelines. ENS names are transferable NFTs on Ethereum, meaning ownership confirms control of the name but not the identity behind it, source: Ethereum Name Service documentation.

According to @boldleonidas, the ENS name boldleonidas.eth was purchased for over $2,000, but the seller clarifies the domain is not owned by him, flagging an impersonation scam risk for traders. Source: @boldleonidas. Traders should verify on-chain ownership and signatures before engaging with messages, OTC offers, or NFT transfers tied to this ENS to prevent phishing and fraud. Source: @boldleonidas. No additional details on buyer identity or marketplace were provided. Source: @boldleonidas.

According to @cas_abbe, CMB International Securities, a subsidiary of China Merchants Bank, has announced support for 24/7 trading of BTC, ETH, and USDT, indicating round-the-clock execution availability for these assets (source: @cas_abbe on X). CMB International Securities is identified as part of China Merchants Bank, contextualizing the announcement within a major Chinese banking group (source: China Merchants Bank corporate profile). The post does not provide a launch date, venue details, or licensing information, which are material for assessing execution venues, fees, and client eligibility (source: @cas_abbe on X).

According to @rovercrc, the strongest upside moves tend to occur after ETH breaks its previous all-time high, urging traders to stay alert for a potential breakout at any moment. Source: @rovercrc on X (Aug 18, 2025). The prior Ethereum all-time high is around $4,891 from November 2021, marking the key resistance level that defines a move into price discovery if exceeded. Source: CoinMarketCap historical data.

According to @cas_abbe, traders should treat 5%-10% price dips and war headlines as noise and instead focus on structural signals like a potential reversal in Bitcoin dominance and anticipated rate cuts (source: @cas_abbe on X, Aug 18, 2025). According to @cas_abbe, last month ETH fell from $3.9K to $3.3K, triggering panic that appears to be repeating now, reinforcing the need to prioritize dominance trends and macro policy signals over reactive selling during shallow drawdowns (source: @cas_abbe on X, Aug 18, 2025).

According to Lookonchain, a legendary trader closed all 66,749 ETH long positions valued at approximately $303 million, realizing a $6.86 million profit and a 55x return source: Lookonchain. According to Lookonchain, the account began with $125,000, peaked at over $43 million in equity for a 344x return, and stands at $6.99 million (55x) after closing source: Lookonchain. According to Lookonchain, the closure removes this account’s leveraged long exposure in ETH at the stated size and confirms profits were realized on exit source: Lookonchain.

According to Coins.ph, Top Traders Cup Round 3 ends tomorrow, giving traders a final window to climb the leaderboard and secure rewards. source: Coins.ph Twitter post dated Aug 18, 2025 Eligible trading during the promo period includes BTC, ETH, PEPE, BONK, DOGE, XRP, SOL, SUI, WIF, and XLM for ranking and rewards. source: Coins.ph Twitter post dated Aug 18, 2025 Full competition mechanics are available via the official announcement link provided by Coins.ph. source: Coins.ph Twitter post dated Aug 18, 2025

According to @EmberCN, a trader fully closed long positions totaling 76,700 ETH valued at about 342 million dollars after two months of rolling ETH longs. According to @EmberCN, the trader scaled an initial 125,000 USDT into 6.99 million dollars, realizing 6.86 million dollars in profit for a 55x return. According to @EmberCN, the on-chain addresses 0x5f72f33fb4e80d3c01c8ca91d4e56e09e49eda67 and 0xd076114257b043891da51194321300c2cd2327bb were provided for verification and tracking.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a trader rolled a long position up to roughly 76,000 ETH and fully closed it minutes ago, turning an initial $125,000 into $6.865 million over four months for a 53.92x return (source: @ai_9684xtpa, Aug 18, 2025). The same source states the position’s peak unrealized profit reached $42.987 million before an 84% drawdown, with the author cautioning that rolling leveraged longs is ultimately fatal despite this profitable exit (source: @ai_9684xtpa).

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a trader referred to as Machi holds a 25x leveraged long on 23,596 ETH with an unrealized loss of $8.62 million (source: @ai_9684xtpa; source: hyperbot.network/trader/0x020ca). The same account’s BTC, HYPE, and PUMP long positions are also in drawdown with a combined unrealized loss of $624,000 (source: @ai_9684xtpa; source: hyperbot.network/trader/0x020ca). The author adds the account is well capitalized and the positions remain far from their liquidation prices, indicating no immediate forced-selling risk per the tracker view (source: @ai_9684xtpa; source: hyperbot.network/trader/0x020ca).

According to @EmberCN, the trader who rolled a $125,000 U long on ETH has started taking profit, fully closing 20,000 ETH from address two about 10 minutes ago. Source: @EmberCN on X, Aug 18, 2025. According to @EmberCN, address one now has 19,000 ETH remaining, and a $4,250 limit sell order has been placed for that amount awaiting execution. Source: @EmberCN on X, Aug 18, 2025.

According to Lookonchain, swing trader address 0x8062 panic-sold 2,277 ETH for about $9.57 million at $4,203 during the market drop, incurring high on-chain slippage and realizing approximately $4.04 million in profit. Source: Lookonchain on X, Aug 18, 2025. The wallet reference provided is debank.com/profile/0x8062, which Lookonchain cites for the on-chain transaction details. Source: Lookonchain on X; DeBank profile debank.com/profile/0x8062.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, ETH briefly dropped to $4,231 alongside aggressive liquidations over the past two hours. According to @ai_9684xtpa, address 0x5f72...da67 fully closed its position, while address 0xd076...27bb still holds 20,960.82 ETH with a latest liquidation price of $4,082.6. According to @ai_9684xtpa, cumulative position reductions reached 56,807.91 ETH within roughly two hours across the tracked addresses.

According to @rovercrc, big institutions are stacking short positions in ETH and he frames this as potential fuel for the next rally via a short squeeze based on his X post and chart dated Aug 18, 2025, source: Crypto Rover on X, Aug 18, 2025. Traders should validate the claim by checking CFTC Commitments of Traders for CME Ether futures and comparing with exchange-level ETH perpetual funding and open interest before positioning, source: CFTC COT reports; CME Group market data; major exchange derivatives dashboards. A practical setup is to look for rising open interest with flat price action, funding turning negative, and visible liquidation clusters above recent highs before breakout longs, source: CME Group derivatives education; major exchange metrics. Invalidate the squeeze bias if open interest contracts while price drops and funding turns positive, indicating shorts covering rather than adding, source: CME Group derivatives concepts; major exchange metrics.

According to @AltcoinGordon, SPX is approaching a key technical level, with the zone between two marked areas on the shared chart identified as prime dollar-cost-averaging territory for staged entries, emphasizing an opportunity-focused approach (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Aug 18, 2025). For crypto traders, equity inflection points like this in SPX have been associated with stronger beta in BTC and ETH due to elevated equity-crypto correlations since 2020, as documented by the IMF in 2022 and the BIS in 2022 (source: IMF, 2022; BIS Bulletin, 2022).

According to Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa), two levered ETH long addresses saw a combined 24-hour profit drawdown of $15.78 million, highlighting elevated stress on crowded long positions. Source: Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) on X, Aug 18, 2025. The same addresses reduced a total of 11,767 ETH over the past 45 minutes, then partially re-added, with 66,001.73 ETH in long exposure still open. Source: Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) on X, Aug 18, 2025. Their liquidation prices are reported at $4,220.95 and $4,239, with only a $30–$40 gap to the Hyperliquid mark price, making liquidation sensitivity acute around those levels for short-term traders monitoring ETH order flow. Source: Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) on X, Aug 18, 2025. Key levels to watch are the stated liquidation thresholds at $4,220.95 and $4,239, given the proximity to the mark price noted by the source. Source: Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) on X, Aug 18, 2025.

According to @EmberCN, as ETH fell toward the trader’s liquidation level, the account offloaded 10,745 ETH in the last 30 minutes, trimming the long from 76,700 ETH to 66,000 ETH and effectively closing the size added earlier today (source: @EmberCN). On Aug 14, with ETH hitting $4,788, the position’s unrealized profit peaked near $43 million, now down to $8.58 million after the reduction; the cut equals roughly 14% of the prior size based on the figures shared (source: @EmberCN). The post also notes the account remains 14x long with the liquidation level near current price (source: @EmberCN).

According to @lookonchain, wallet 0x89Da closed a 21,683 ETH long worth about $93.5M, realizing a $6.6M loss, based on on-chain trading data shared publicly. source: Lookonchain on X According to @lookonchain, the trader subsequently withdrew 9.6M USDC from Hyperliquid after closing the position. source: Lookonchain on X According to @lookonchain, the activity corresponds to the Hyperliquid Hyperdash trader page for 0x89Da referenced in the disclosure. source: Lookonchain on X and Hyperliquid Hyperdash According to @lookonchain, the reported figures imply an approximate 7.1% realized loss relative to position notional ($6.6M on $93.5M). source: Lookonchain on X

According to @rovercrc, Ethereum (ETH) fell below $4,300 in a breaking update posted on X on August 18, 2025 (source: @rovercrc on X). According to @rovercrc, the alert explicitly references the $ETH ticker and indicates a sub-$4,300 price at the time of posting (source: @rovercrc on X).