Key Highlights
- Machi Big Brother lost around $545,000 in the past 24 hours, according to Arkham.
- The trader’s on-chain portfolio value has dropped to nearly $207,000.
- Machi remains heavily exposed to volatile crypto assets, including APESTR and CREAM.
Machi Big Brother, a crypto trader known for taking leveraged perpetual futures positions, has suffered another major setback, amounting to losses worth $545,000 in just 24 hours, as reported by the on-chain intelligence platform Arkham.
According to Arkham’s X post on Monday, Machi’s cumulative losses on perpetual contracts now stand at a staggering $77.32 million in under one year. The on-chain portfolio of Machi currently totals to a mere $207,621.86, a fall of 4.52% from its value in the last 24 hours.
Some of the main coins held in his portfolio include 58 million APESTR worth $182,060 (-4.91%), 131,310 CREAM worth $84,290 (-6.27%), 11 million FRIEND worth $18,000 (+9.83%), and smaller positions in BNB, ETH, POODLE, and DEXE, and others.
Machi’s trading activity draws attention
Machi Big Brother, whose real name is Jeffrey Huang, is known for taking huge leveraged long positions on various assets, especially on Ethereum and some other big assets. His trading strategy led to numerous liquidations, including several liquidations worth many millions of dollars. Such cases occurred multiple times throughout 2025 and 2026.
The latest update from Arkham has sparked widespread discussion online. While some traders were surprised at the magnitude of the losses, others wondered how long such trading could last before there was no money left.
Previous liquidations
Machi faced an enormous liquidation in Hyperliquid in November 2025, where he lost more than $15 million in ETH positions and was left with a balance of just $16,771.
In January 2026, when the price of ETH fell below $2,900, he escaped another liquidation by adding $250,000 worth of USDC as collateral. His liquidation price, according to on-chain data, was about $2,841.97.
Despite maintaining a portfolio worth more than $200,000, the scale of his cumulative losses highlights how quickly capital can erode when using high leverage in volatile markets.
Risks of leveraged futures trading
Machi’s recent losses underscore the risks of perpetual futures trading, particularly on platforms that offer substantial leverage. Even experienced traders with significant capital can suffer rapid losses when markets move against their positions.
While some market participants view Machi as a high-risk trader willing to absorb repeated losses, others see his activity as a cautionary example of the importance of position sizing and risk management in crypto derivatives trading.
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