Hyperunit whale closes $86.6M Bitcoin shorts for $2.38M profit
Key Takeaways
- The $10B Hyperunit whale closed $86.6M in Bitcoin shorts for $2.38M profit, Arkham reported.
- He still holds $140M in open shorts, profiting from US-China tariff volatility.
A whale executing large perpetual positions on the HyperLiquid closed part of his Bitcoin shorts, totaling $86.6 million, for a $2.38 million profit, according to Arkham research.
The trader previously made $200 million shorting the market ahead of the China Tariff Crash and remains one of the platform’s most active participants.
He still holds an open Bitcoin short worth $140 million, currently showing an unrealized profit of $4.3 million. The Hyperunit whale’s trading activity continues to draw attention for its timing around major geopolitical events such as the recent US-China tariff developments, which have driven volatility across crypto markets.
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