WhaleOct 16, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $8.22M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x5986…89d9 just filled a $8.22M BTC buy at 82,222.4.

Wallet 0x5986347c1d0133d02d307f08bb1efd44c2eb89d9 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $8.22M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $82,222.4.

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

Wallet margin balance: $668.5K.

Context: BTC is up 1.63% in 24 hours, funding 0.0013%/h, open interest $3.39B.

See this wallet's trade history on Hyperliquid Explorer: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/explorer/address/0x5986347c1d0133d02d307f08bb1efd44c2eb89d9

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Hyperliquid whale buys $8.22M BTC, closing a short

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