WhaleOct 18, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $4.30M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x12f5…5a9b just filled a $4.30M BTC buy at 81,168.2.

Wallet 0x12f5f5ce07647f5e7bf9ea054ea119d1cbb85a9b just filled an aggressive buy order worth $4.30M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $81,168.2.

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

Context: BTC is down 0.13% in 24 hours, funding 0.0002%/h, open interest $3.39B.

See this wallet's trade history on Hyperliquid Explorer: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/explorer/address/0x12f5f5ce07647f5e7bf9ea054ea119d1cbb85a9b

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Hyperliquid whale buys $4.30M BTC, closing a short

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