WhaleOct 24, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $8.04M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x5b5f…c052 just filled a $8.04M BTC buy at 80,449.1.

Wallet 0x5b5f798b94f54d33ba316c8b1c837e930c90c052 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $8.04M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $80,449.1.

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

Context: BTC is down 1.23% in 24 hours, funding 0.0013%/h, open interest $3.47B.

See this wallet's trade history on Hyperliquid Explorer: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/explorer/address/0x5b5f798b94f54d33ba316c8b1c837e930c90c052

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Hyperliquid whale buys $8.04M BTC, closing a short

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