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Hyperliquid SpaceX Perpetual Plunges 45%, Wiping Out $1.5 Million in Retail Bets

A faulty off‑chain price feed crashed the market, forcing hundreds of leveraged retail traders into liquidation.

Overview

  • The SPACEX-USDH perpetual, which plunged nearly 45% on May 28, fell from about $2,277 to $1,254 in roughly 30 minutes before partially recovering to around $2,169.
  • The crash forced liquidations for 405 users across 1,393 positions, erasing roughly $1.51 million in notional exposure and hitting mainly small retail accounts.
  • Ventuals said incorrect off‑chain data used by its oracle caused the wrong price inputs and reports link the error to how a reported 5-for-1 stock split fed into Notice.co’s data.
  • The platform has patched the oracle feed and opened a review of affected accounts with possible compensation under consideration.
  • Thin liquidity and low open interest left the contract exposed—24‑hour volume was about $4.87 million and open interest under $2.9 million—raising fresh questions about oracle checks, mark‑price safeguards, pause rules and retail protection even as Hyperliquid’s HYPE token held near recent highs.