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February 12 News, decentralized derivatives platform Lighter announced the launch of its first batch of on-chain perpetual contracts linked to major Korean stocks, covering Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, and the Korea Composite Stock Price Index. Traders can use up to 10x leverage for long and short positions without brokers, custodial accounts, or trading hours restrictions. All contracts are settled in cryptocurrencies. This launch is seen as an important step in integrating traditional finance with on-chain derivatives. Samsung, SK Hynix, and Hyundai Motor hold key positions in the semiconductor, artificial intelligence, and automotive supply chains, and their stock performance is closely related to the global tech and manufacturing industry outlook. Lighter "tokenizes" these blue-chip stocks, allowing users to participate directly in the price fluctuations of the traditional stock market just like trading crypto perpetual contracts.

BlockBeats News, February 12 — According to Deribit data, options expiration and settlement will occur tomorrow at 4:00 PM, including: · BTC options with a notional value of $2.52 billion, put/call ratio of 0.76, and maximum pain point at $75,000; · ETH options with a notional value of $390 million, put/call ratio of 0.93, and maximum pain point at $2,200.

Bitcoin price drops after facing resistance at $70,000 to $72,000, with short-term bears in control. Analysis indicates that due to a liquidity gap, the price could quickly decline to $60,500. If it cannot rebound above $68,000, it will face further downside risk.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale (0xc6f5) has deposited another $2.5 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a $18.5 million ETH 25x leveraged long position. Six hours earlier, the whale closed its ETH long position, incurring a loss of $547,071.

On February 12th, BERA's price briefly surged to $1.36 before dropping 35% rapidly. Trader Lorac established short positions during this period and made a profit of $630,000. The whale holds multiple positions on the Hyperliquid platform, totaling $107 million, with an unrealized profit of approximately $11 million.

U.S. non-farm employment in January significantly exceeded expectations, leading to adjustments in market expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts, triggering volatility in global stock indices and capital inflows for hedging. Gate Index contract holdings surged, various asset trades became active, and up to 100x leverage is offered, dedicated to building a diversified contract trading system.

PANews February 12 News, according to Lookonchain monitoring, trader 0x4321, who previously lost $3.2 million from shorting BTC, has reappeared after more than 2 months of silence. He has just opened a 10x leveraged short position with 99 BTC (worth $6.7 million). Liquidation price: $76,202.53.

BlockBeats News, February 12th, according to Coinglass data, over the past 24 hours, the entire network experienced liquidations totaling $471 million, including $299 million in long positions and $172 million in short positions. In the last 24 hours, a total of 149,680 people worldwide have been liquidated, with the largest single liquidation occurring at Hyperliquid - BTC-USD, valued at $11.8609 million.

Bitcoin price is hovering between the average of $79,200 and the realized price of $55,000, reflecting a defensive market stance. The demand zone is still absorbing selling pressure, but unrealized loss positions above are creating resistance. Buyer confidence is fragile, institutional funds are flowing out, and the spot market's capacity to absorb selling is limited, leading to increased market volatility.

According to Coinglass data, whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $2.78 billion, with long positions accounting for 48.37% and short positions for 51.63%. Long positions have a loss of $153 million, while short positions are profitable by $260 million. The giant whale address 0xa5b0..41 is fully long on ETH at a price of $2055.73, with an unrealized loss of $5.1892 million.

PANews February 12 News, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet "0xaCB" deposited 5.1 million USDC into Hyperliquid and opened a 1x leveraged GOLD short position through trade.xyz.

Bitcoin (BTC) has once again weakened and declined, currently around $67,570 as of February 12. The US non-farm payrolls added 130,000 jobs in January, exceeding expectations and suppressing rate cut expectations. BlackRock will purchase an undisclosed amount of Uniswap tokens UNI. MicroStrategy CEO stated that the company will issue more perpetual preferred shares to alleviate investors' concerns about the stock price.

Bitcoin fell to $65,800 on Wednesday, failing multiple times to hold above $70,000. The Bitcoin futures liquidity heatmap shows a liquidity gap between $66,000 and $60,500, which may act as a magnetic pull causing the price to pass through quickly. Leveraged long positions worth over $350 million are concentrated around $60,500 awaiting liquidation. The RSI below 50 indicates limited buying pressure.

ChainCatcher News, according to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $2,048, the total liquidation strength of mainstream CEX short positions will reach $820 million. Conversely, if ETH drops below $1,854, the total liquidation strength of mainstream CEX long positions will reach $561 million.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $70,719, the total liquidation strength of long positions on major CEXs will reach $1.355 billion. Conversely, if BTC drops below $64,076, the total liquidation strength of short positions on major CEXs will reach $1.25 billion.

Taiwanese rapper Huang Licheng experienced significant losses due to his enthusiasm for trading cryptocurrencies, with his account balance dropping from $50.39 million in September last year to $53,000, a decline of over 99%. He used aggressive 25x leverage to speculate on the bullish market but frequently faced forced liquidations, totaling 252 liquidations, earning him the nickname "Liquidation King."

In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation on the entire network reached $425 million, including $284 million in long positions and $141 million in short positions. Bitcoin long and short liquidations were $111 million and $72.57 million respectively, while Ethereum long and short liquidations were $99.52 million and $28.35 million. A total of 127,450 people were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation amounting to $11.86 million.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $70,154, the total liquidation strength of long positions on major CEXs will reach $1.637 billion. Conversely, if BTC drops below $63,568, the total liquidation strength of short positions on major CEXs will reach $968 million.

_Machi Big Brother’s Hyperliquid account drops to $92K after $3.19M USDC loss, with total losses now exceeding $27.5M._ Crypto investor Machi Big Brother has faced another setback after a partial liquidation reduced his trading account to $92,000. On-chain data shared by Lookonchain shows