Whale Opens $52M BTC Short Position on Hyperliquid

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On June 9, 2026, a whale opened a $52M BTC short position on Hyperliquid using 20x leverage to short 831.4 BTC at $62,675. The position size reflects a high-risk strategy with a liquidation price of $69,909—marking the largest BTC short ever on the platform. The whale has executed nine consecutive winning trades, earning $710,000 weekly through disciplined position trading.

HuoXing Finance reports that on June 9, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, the largest BTC opening position on Hyperliquid today was a short position. This whale opened a short position of 831.4 BTC with 20x leverage, amounting to approximately $52 million at an average price of $62,675, with a liquidation price of $69,909. However, this whale is not a long-term bear; they frequently trade in and out of BTC and ETH, achieving nine consecutive wins with a weekly profit of $710,000. Address: 0x50b309f78e774a756a2230e1769729094cac9f20

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