WhaleOct 22, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $8.12M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x5b5f…c052 just filled a $8.12M BTC buy at 81,222.9.

Wallet 0x5b5f798b94f54d33ba316c8b1c837e930c90c052 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $8.12M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $81,222.9.

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

Context: BTC is down 4.14% in 24 hours, funding 0.0013%/h, open interest $3.49B.

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

BTC price and whales

Hyperliquid whale buys $8.14M BTC, now long $24.41M at 40x leverage10/22, 18:55
Hyperliquid whale sells $2.44M BTC, now short $8.54M at 40x leverage10/22, 18:45
Hyperliquid whale buys $2.85M ETH, now short $717.4K at 25x leverage10/22, 18:44
Hyperliquid whale buys $4.18M ETH, now long $11.31M at 25x leverage10/22, 18:19
Hyperliquid whale buys $9.10M BTC, now short $9.10M at 40x leverage10/22, 18:05
Hyperliquid whale sells $2.20M BTC, closing a long10/22, 18:02

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Hyperliquid whale buys $8.12M BTC, closing a short

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