WhaleOct 16, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $4.42M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x696d…8e28 just filled a $4.42M BTC buy at 81,756.1.

Wallet 0x696d1265c8fc4f14797abebfae3c43ebfa9d8e28 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $4.42M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $81,756.1.

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

Context: BTC is down 0.46% in 24 hours, funding 0.0013%/h, open interest $3.37B.

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

BTC price and whales

Hyperliquid whale buys $2.42M ETH, now long $2.42M at 3x leverage10/16, 22:08
Hyperliquid whale buys $2.42M ETH, now long $2.42M at 3x leverage10/16, 21:32
Hyperliquid whale buys $2.45M ETH, now long $2.45M at 14x leverage10/16, 21:18
Hyperliquid whale sells $5.01M BTC, now short $2.50M at 30x leverage10/16, 20:57
Hyperliquid whale buys $2.50M BTC, now long $1.17M at 40x leverage10/16, 20:50
Whale closes $8.17M BTC short, last unrealized PnL -$29.8K10/16, 20:44

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Hyperliquid whale buys $4.42M BTC, closing a short

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