Whale closes $82 million leveraged Bitcoin and Ether shorts on Hyperliquid for $170,000 profit

Hyperinsight said the wallet exited 782 BTC and 21,429 ETH short positions opened overnight, closing the trades at average prices of $61,499 and $1,632 respectively.

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Summary

A major whale on Hyperliquid fully closed leveraged short positions in 782 BTC and 21,429 ETH on June 10, locking in about $170,000 in profit, Hyperinsight said. The combined positions were worth about $82 million and had been opened overnight. The trades were closed at average prices of $61,499 for Bitcoin and $1,632 for Ether. The wallet had previously been identified by Hyperinsight as an active fast trader in BTC and ETH rather than a long-term bear, with nine consecutive winning trades and about $710,000 in weekly profit. The address linked to the trader was 0x50b309f78e774a756a2230e1769729094cac9f20.

Terms & Concepts
  • Hyperliquid: A crypto derivatives trading platform.
  • leveraged short positions: Trades that use borrowed exposure to profit if an asset's price falls.