Data: In the past 24 hours, the entire network has liquidated $527 million, with long positions liquidated at $54.86 million and short positions at $472 million.

Crushing millions in liquidity for less than a cent, order attacks could drain Polymarket's liquidity foundation

Author: Frank, PANews An on-chain transaction costing less than $0.10 can instantly wipe out market-making orders worth tens of thousands of dollars from Polymarket's order book. This is not just a theoretical scenario; it is happening in reality. In February 2026, a user disclosed a new type of attack against Polymarket market makers on social media. Blogger BuBBliK described it as “elegant & brutal,” because the attacker only needs to pay less than $0.1 in Gas fees on the Polygon network to complete an attack cycle in about 50 seconds. The victims—market makers and automated trading bots that display real buy and sell orders on the order book—face multiple blows: forced removal of orders, passive exposure of positions, and even direct losses. PANews reviewed a report about this attack.

Data: Hyperliquid platform whales currently hold positions worth $3.11 billion, with a long-short position ratio of 0.99

According to Coinglass data, the whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform have reached $3.11 billion, with long and short positions nearly evenly split at 49.72% and 50.28%, respectively. The mega whale address 0xa5b0..41 was fully long on ETH at $1991.53 and has an unrealized profit and loss of $4.6526 million so far.

Bitcoin surges to $70,000! Ethereum breaks through $2,140 and pulls back, "shorts liquidated for $473 million" Nvidia earnings boost US stocks higher

Bitcoin surged from $65,000 last night to a high of $70,048 before falling back to $68,439. Ethereum also experienced volatility, reaching a high of $2,148 before dropping to $2,058, with short positions liquidated amounting to $473 million. NVIDIA's better-than-expected earnings report boosted the market, and Asian stock markets are expected to strengthen, indicating a rebound in investor confidence in risk assets. Whether Bitcoin can remain stable above $68,000 in the future remains to be closely watched.

Gate Daily (February 26): Circle's financial report boosts stock price up by 35%; Kalshi heavily fines MrBeast-related editor

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded to $68,480 on February 26, with Circle's stock price soaring over 35%, thanks to strong financial reports and growth in USDC circulation. Kalshi disclosed two insider trading cases, imposing heavy penalties on the involved parties. Overall market sentiment has improved, with U.S. stock indices generally rising, indicating a rebound in investor confidence.

Data: In the past 24 hours, the entire network has liquidated $585 million, with long positions liquidated at $111 million and short positions at $474 million.

According to Coinglass data, the total liquidations across the entire network in the past 24 hours reached $585 million, including $111 million in long positions and $474 million in short positions. 129,163 people were affected, with the largest single liquidation amounting to $10.4154 million.