WhaleOct 18, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $6.68M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x696d…8e28 just filled a $6.68M BTC buy at 81,687.4.

Wallet 0x696d1265c8fc4f14797abebfae3c43ebfa9d8e28 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $6.68M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $81,687.4.

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

Context: BTC is up 0.26% in 24 hours, funding 0.0009%/h, open interest $3.23B.

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

BTC price and whales

Hyperliquid whale buys $2.06M ETH, now long $5.61M at 25x leverage10/18, 23:34
Whale closes $3.65M BTC long, last unrealized PnL +$50.3K10/18, 23:29
Hyperliquid whale sells $2.49M BTC, now long $56 at 16x leverage10/18, 23:29
Hyperliquid whale buys $2.41M ETH, closing a short10/18, 23:27
Hyperliquid whale buys $6.66M ETH, now short $26.64M at 25x leverage10/18, 23:27
Hyperliquid whale buys $2.40M ETH, now long $4.81M at 20x leverage10/18, 23:27

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Hyperliquid whale buys $6.68M BTC, closing a short

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