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title: "Key facts: ETHUSD +18%; Hyperliquid 50k-ETH Liquidated; Whales -1.7M ETH"
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description: "ETHUSD spot CFD surged ~18% in 24 hours, driven primarily by price increases rather than open interest growth. A Hyperliquid trader holding a 50,000 ETH short was liquidated, resulting in a $26.66M loss. Meanwhile, large wallets reduced holdings by 1.7M ETH since May 20, while small-wallet participation increased. Additionally, ETH saw $220M in ETF-linked inflows on August 20, marking the fourth consecutive day of net inflows."
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# Key facts: ETHUSD +18%; Hyperliquid 50k-ETH Liquidated; Whales -1.7M ETH

-   ETHUSD spot CFD jumped ~18% in 24h. Notional open interest rose about $310M while contract count grew ~1,475 ETH (~$3.34M), showing the rise was mainly price-driven. Binance News
-   A Hyperliquid ENS-linked trader was liquidated on a 50,000 ETH short; unwind took ~12 seconds, trader lost ~$26.66M, leaving Hyperliquid’s backstop to cover 1,417 ETH; affected ETH spot CFD pricing. NewsBTC
-   ETHUSD spot CFD: whales (≥1,000 ETH) cut holdings ~1.7M ETH since May 20; small-wallet share (1–10 ETH) rose to 4.52%. Exchange ETH balances fell from ~7.07M to ~6.54M. Binance News
-   Aug 20: Spot ETHUSD saw $220M ETF-linked inflows; BlackRock ~ $173M, ETHB $35.9M, Fidelity $5.8M, Bitwise $2.8M, VanEck $1.7M — fourth straight day of net inflows. CryptoNews
-   On-chain data: large wallets withdrew notable ETH from Binance (≈30,000 and ≈18,000) and 7 Siblings sold ~14,000 ETH while ETHUSD traded above $2,400. Beincrypto

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