5 degen traders who got absolutely wrecked on perps šŸ”„

James Wynn

$550K → $87M in 70 days

Heavy long $BTC

Liquidated 949 $BTC

All gains evaporated

Satto

Korean crypto livestreamer

291K+ YouTube subs

Lost $330K LIVE on stream

Pure pain broadcasted to the world

Machi Big Brother

145+ leveraged trades on Hyperliquid

15x–25x leverage every time

Longed $ETH $HYPE $PUMP

$77.3M gone in one year

Absolute carnage

Alex Mashinsky

Founded Celsius 2017

Promised 80% returns

Aggressive $CEL buying failed

Withdrawals frozen June 2022

Bankruptcy 30 days later

Rekt an entire platform

James Fickel

Massive $ETH long vs $BTC

Borrowed $172M worth of wBTC

Bet on $ETH/$BTC ratio

Lost $43.7M+

Flippening bet destroyed him

Leverage is a double-edged sword. One wrong move and you're liquidated into oblivion. Risk management > hopium.