WhaleOct 18, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $3.80M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x696d…8e28 just filled a $3.80M BTC buy at 81,582.1.

Wallet 0x696d1265c8fc4f14797abebfae3c43ebfa9d8e28 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $3.80M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $81,582.1.

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

Context: BTC is up 0.57% in 24 hours, funding 0.0013%/h, open interest $3.24B.

See this wallet's trade history on Hyperliquid Explorer: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/explorer/address/0x696d1265c8fc4f14797abebfae3c43ebfa9d8e28

BTC price and whales

Hyperliquid whale sells $2.45M BTC, closing a long10/18, 22:55
Hyperliquid whale buys $7.06M ETH, now long $3.53M at 25x leverage10/18, 22:55
Hyperliquid whale sells $2.04M BTC, now long $14.34M at 40x leverage10/18, 22:53
Hyperliquid whale buys $2.19M ETH, now short $3.80M at 20x leverage10/18, 22:43
Hyperliquid whale buys $6.68M BTC, closing a short10/18, 22:40
Hyperliquid whale sells $2.58M BTC, closing a long10/18, 22:27

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Hyperliquid whale buys $3.80M BTC, closing a short

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