ETH: DeFi Whales Face Liquidation at $1,472

ETH whales on DeFi platforms now sit on thin ice after the latest drop, with the first liquidation tier at $1,472 holding 72,700 ETH worth $114 million, the second at $1,355 carrying 167,600 ETH valued at $263 million from early-month bottoms, and the third at $1,160 tied to Hyperliquid’s largest long of 120,000 ETH.

The same Hyperliquid addresses also hold 2,000 BTC longs opened at $72,134, now showing $91.46 million in unrealized losses on $415 million total notional while liquidation remains distant at $47,000 for BTC and $1,160 for ETH.

Price action on the 4h chart shows ETH trading at $1560.66 inside the Bollinger band with lower support at $1559.75, while EMA50 at $1688.52 and EMA200 at $1836.4 cap any recovery as resistance; the MACD death cross at -30.59 confirms bearish momentum and RSI at 31.59 leaves room for further downside before oversold conditions trigger a relief bounce.