WhaleOct 18, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $4.35M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x696d…8e28 just filled a $4.35M BTC buy at 81,660.6.

Wallet 0x696d1265c8fc4f14797abebfae3c43ebfa9d8e28 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $4.35M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $81,660.6.

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

Context: BTC is up 0.15% in 24 hours, funding -0.0001%/h, open interest $3.36B.

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

BTC price and whales

Hyperliquid whale sells $8.17M BTC, now short $19.37M at 40x leverage10/18, 03:23
Hyperliquid whale sells $2.19M ETH, now long $14.66M at 25x leverage10/18, 03:15
Hyperliquid whale buys $2.42M ETH, now long $2.42M at 25x leverage10/18, 02:58
Hyperliquid whale buys $4.82M ETH, now long $9.65M at 25x leverage10/18, 02:32
Hyperliquid whale sells $2.45M BTC, now short $2.45M at 40x leverage10/18, 01:59
Hyperliquid whale sells $2.20M BTC, now long $29.23M at 40x leverage10/18, 01:50

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Hyperliquid whale buys $4.35M BTC, closing a short

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