WhaleOct 15, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $8.10M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x6998…79ba just filled a $8.10M BTC buy at 80,962.6.

Wallet 0x69980c845c82e40e5f8ae9d2280cac086a5179ba just filled an aggressive buy order worth $8.10M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $80,962.6.

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

Context: BTC is down 2.99% in 24 hours, funding 0.0000%/h, open interest $3.21B.

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

BTC price and whales

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Hyperliquid whale buys $8.10M BTC, closing a short

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