Whale Address 0xb5a Opens $10.2M BTC Short with Stop-Loss Order

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Whale trading activity intensified on April 3, 2026, as address 0xb5a opened a $10.2M BTC short position with 40x leverage at $67,159. The whale has since closed $1.4M of the position and set a stop-loss at $67,102 to liquidate the remainder. This marks the fifth shorting attempt by this address within 24 hours.

On April 3, Hyperinsight monitoring showed that a whale address starting with 0xb5a opened a BTC short position with 40x leverage, holding a position size of $10.2 million at an average price of $67,159. As of publication, the address has partially closed $1.4 million of the position and placed a stop-loss order at $67,102, intending to fully close the remaining position once the price reaches that level. This marks the fifth attempt by this address to initiate a short position within the past 24 hours.

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