1. A whale opened a 20x leveraged short position of 1,588 BTC (approx. $96.78 million) with a liquidation price of $63,939.37.
2. Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin added 30,000 ETH to Maker as collateral to prevent liquidation, now totaling 110,000 ETH against 259.05 million DAI borrowed.
3. Geopolitical tensions are escalating in the Middle East following Bahrain's report of intercepting missiles from Iran and Israel striking a vehicle in southern Lebanon.
Crypto Whale Shorting, ETH DeFi Collateral Update, Middle East Tensions Flare
