Mysterious Hyperliquid trader is doubling down on their Bitcoin short
The Hyperliquid “insider whale” has now put down almost half a billion on a new Bitcoin short at 10x leverage, as the community continues to speculate who they are.
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The Hyperliquid “insider whale” has now put down almost half a billion on a new Bitcoin short at 10x leverage, as the community continues to speculate who they are.
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