WhaleOct 19, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $4.94M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0xec4a…cf62 just filled a $4.94M BTC buy at 82,335.4.

Wallet 0xec4a6f59960fb55a7fa49262e2628687b322cf62 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $4.94M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $82,335.4.

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

Context: BTC is up 1.37% in 24 hours, funding 0.0013%/h, open interest $3.26B.

See this wallet's trade history on Hyperliquid Explorer: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/explorer/address/0xec4a6f59960fb55a7fa49262e2628687b322cf62

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Hyperliquid whale buys $4.94M BTC, closing a short

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