WhaleOct 17, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $2.04M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x0898…4cf9 just filled a $2.04M BTC buy at 81,527.6.

Wallet 0x0898fa5c3a02ac3b3c6a75d8fba1fcc0b9a14cf9 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $2.04M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $81,527.6.

After this trade the wallet no longer holds a BTC position, so it was a take-profit or a cut.

Context: BTC is down 0.06% in 24 hours, funding 0.0010%/h, open interest $3.36B.

See this wallet's trade history on Hyperliquid Explorer: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/explorer/address/0x0898fa5c3a02ac3b3c6a75d8fba1fcc0b9a14cf9

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Hyperliquid whale buys $2.04M BTC, closing a short

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