Hyperliquid's HLP vault just took a brutal hit—$5 million evaporated in what looks like a coordinated manipulation play on POPCAT. Someone apparently engineered a price swing that triggered a domino effect of forced liquidations. The vault's automated systems couldn't react fast enough, and positions got wiped out in the cascade. Classic example of how concentrated attacks can exploit DeFi liquidity mechanics. Market makers are already dissecting the on-chain data to figure out exactly how the attacker pulled this off. This isn't the first time we've seen manipulation tactics targeting automated vaults, but the scale here is definitely raising eyebrows. Worth keeping tabs on how the protocol responds and whether they implement any emergency safeguards moving forward.
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GmGmNoGn
· 11-16 15:01
Dude, this operation is insane, five million just disappeared like that? Decentralized Finance really needs to be more cautious.
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governance_ghost
· 11-16 09:39
Here we go again? HLP has really been hit hard this time, 5 million has turned to dust... The operation with POPCAT looks like a textbook-level precise strike.
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PrivateKeyParanoia
· 11-15 20:35
5 million just disappeared like that, the manipulation from POPCAT was too ruthless, the automated system couldn't react at all.
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GasGoblin
· 11-13 15:57
5 million dollars just disappeared like that, ridiculous.
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MemeTokenGenius
· 11-13 15:54
It's this trap again, the DeFi automated system is as fragile as paper.
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AlwaysMissingTops
· 11-13 15:53
Here we go again? When will we get tired of this DeFi trap? The manipulation of POPCAT was indeed amazing... Five million just disappeared like that, it's heartbreaking for those who hear about it.
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MEVvictim
· 11-13 15:51
5 million just disappeared like that, the way POPCAT operated directly exposed the Achilles' heel of the automated system.
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UnluckyValidator
· 11-13 15:43
Manipulating the POPCAT wave, I just said these automation mechanisms are too fragile.
Hyperliquid's HLP vault just took a brutal hit—$5 million evaporated in what looks like a coordinated manipulation play on POPCAT. Someone apparently engineered a price swing that triggered a domino effect of forced liquidations. The vault's automated systems couldn't react fast enough, and positions got wiped out in the cascade. Classic example of how concentrated attacks can exploit DeFi liquidity mechanics. Market makers are already dissecting the on-chain data to figure out exactly how the attacker pulled this off. This isn't the first time we've seen manipulation tactics targeting automated vaults, but the scale here is definitely raising eyebrows. Worth keeping tabs on how the protocol responds and whether they implement any emergency safeguards moving forward.