WhaleOct 19, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC#BTC

Hyperliquid whale buys $8.27M BTC, closing a short

Wallet 0x16bf…e637 just filled a $8.27M BTC buy at 82,694.1.

Wallet 0x16bf84af3f85f8c8a97597bf2be549dfe0dee637 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $8.27M on Hyperliquid's BTC-PERP, at an average price of $82,694.1.

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

Context: BTC is up 1.09% in 24 hours, funding 0.0012%/h, open interest $3.27B.

See this wallet's trade history on Hyperliquid Explorer: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/explorer/address/0x16bf84af3f85f8c8a97597bf2be549dfe0dee637

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Hyperliquid whale buys $8.27M BTC, closing a short

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