Two Ethereum whales on MakerDAO at risk of liquidation if Ether drops below $1800

Two Ethereum whales on MakerDAO are at risk of being liquidated if Ether drops below $1800. The whales, who borrowed millions in DAI from the DeFi lending protocol and pledged ETH as collateral, are now under pressure due to Ether’s continuous decline.

Two Ethereum whales on MakerDAO are at risk of liquidation if Ether drops below $1,800, continuing the doom-mongering narrative around the cryptocurrency.

According to Lookonchain and Arkham Intelligence, who both highlighted the situation, the whales have a combined 125,603 ETH worth $238 million on the line. One borrowed over $75 million worth of DAI from MakerDAO, using 60,810 ETH worth $110 million as collateral.

However, the whale has their liquidation threshold set at $1,793, raising concerns that any sharp drop in ETH price could cause liquidation. Arkham Intelligence noted that the whale has been inactive for three weeks, further justifying the concerns.

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One of the largest Maker whales (60,810 ETH) has been completely inactive for 3 weeks as it approaches its liquidation threshold (~$1,793).

This whale borrowed $75M in DAI from Maker and put up 60,810 ETH as collateral back in March. The remaining debt is now $64M. As of press time, the value of the ETH is $109M.

The other whale also borrowed over 68 million DAI on the lending platform, putting 64,792.7 ETH worth $122 million as collateral. Their liquidation price is set at $1,787.

Interestingly, this second whale avoided liquidation on March 11 by paying off part of the debt. However, the continuous decline in ETH value means they are now at risk again, and many are observing what will happen next.

The struggles of these whales highlight the impact of the ETH price decline on the DeFi sector. With ETH being the major cryptocurrency of transactions for decentralized finance activity, its decline has had a major impact on the sector.

ETH has been struggling since reaching its $4,000 peak in December. Even when other major crypto recorded gains at the start of 2025, the token showed signs of future challenges. However, its struggles have reached new levels in the past few weeks, with value crashing below $2,000. It is now down 45% year-to-date.

With its performance, the TVL of DeFi protocols has also fallen significantly. Per Defillama data, Ethereum DeFi TVL has fallen to $50 billion from over $66 billion at the start of the year.Out of the top ten protocols on the network, only Aave and Sky (formerly MakerDAO) have seen their TVL increase in the past month. All other protocols, including Lido, EigenLayer, Ethena, Uniswap, and Pendle, have seen TVL declines varying between 5% and 37%.

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