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Key Takeaways
- A prominent whale deposited $40 million $USDC into Hyperliquid to increase his Bitcoin short position.
- The investor has displayed a bearish stance on $BTC and $ETH.
A Bitcoin OG who previously sold Bitcoin to stack $ETH deposited $40 million in $USDC into Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetuals exchange, today to boost his Bitcoin short position.
The whale recently expanded his short positions on $BTC and $ETH, generating profits exceeding $160 million following a rapid market drop.
Large traders have been depositing stablecoins like $USDC into Hyperliquid to adjust positions and avoid liquidations during market rebounds, reflecting adaptive trading strategies in volatile conditions.
Hyperliquid continues to attract whales for leveraged plays on $BTC, with recent instances of insiders and large traders doubling down on shorts amid expectations of market corrections.