WhaleOct 16, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $3.47M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x696d…8e28 just filled a $3.47M BTC buy at 81,494.5.

Wallet 0x696d1265c8fc4f14797abebfae3c43ebfa9d8e28 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $3.47M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $81,494.5.

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

Context: BTC is down 1.21% 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/0x696d1265c8fc4f14797abebfae3c43ebfa9d8e28

BTC price and whales

Hyperliquid whale buys $4.90M BTC, now long $2.45M at 40x leverage10/16, 20:18
Hyperliquid whale sells $4.71M BTC, now short $4.71M at 3x leverage10/16, 20:07
Whale closes $4.78M BTC short, last unrealized PnL -$7.4K10/16, 20:03
Hyperliquid whale sells $4.16M BTC, closing a long10/16, 20:03
Hyperliquid whale buys $4.08M BTC, now short $10.17M at 40x leverage10/16, 20:00
Hyperliquid whale sells $6.10M BTC, now short $6.10M at 40x leverage10/16, 19:40

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Hyperliquid whale buys $3.47M BTC, closing a short

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