WhaleOct 18, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $5.64M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x6998…79ba just filled a $5.64M BTC buy at 82,242.2.

Wallet 0x69980c845c82e40e5f8ae9d2280cac086a5179ba just filled an aggressive buy order worth $5.64M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $82,242.2.

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

Context: BTC is up 0.65% in 24 hours, funding -0.0000%/h, open interest $3.41B.

See this wallet's trade history on Hyperliquid Explorer: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/explorer/address/0x69980c845c82e40e5f8ae9d2280cac086a5179ba

BTC price and whales

Hyperliquid whale sells $8.61M BTC, closing a long10/18, 09:40
Crypto Market Recap Oct 18, 00:00 UTC: BTC −0.0%, SAND +9.0%, PONS −12.1%10/18, 08:24
Hyperliquid whale buys $15.22M ETH, now long $26.79M at 6x leverage10/18, 07:32
Hyperliquid whale buys $2.47M BTC, now long $2.47M at 40x leverage10/18, 05:48
Hyperliquid whale sells $6.12M BTC, now short $6.12M at 40x leverage10/18, 05:44
Hyperliquid whale buys $2.45M BTC, now short $2.45M at 40x leverage10/18, 05:13

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Hyperliquid whale buys $5.64M BTC, closing a short

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