Hyperliquid Whale Places New Bet on PEPE-Based Memecoin: ‘Once a Degen, Always a Degen’
The trader known as “James Wynn,” or “moonpig” on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, has made waves again by placing a nearly $2 million bet on the memecoin kPEPE, just days after his record high position on bitcoin...
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