WhaleOct 18, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $2.14M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0xb5a6…2f82 just filled a $2.14M BTC buy at 81,286.6.

Wallet 0xb5a6924d1da4e54705079b9957f6dedee5e62f82 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $2.14M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $81,286.6.

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

Context: BTC is down 0.25% in 24 hours, funding -0.0001%/h, open interest $3.38B.

See this wallet's trade history on Hyperliquid Explorer: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/explorer/address/0xb5a6924d1da4e54705079b9957f6dedee5e62f82

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Hyperliquid whale buys $2.14M BTC, closing a short

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