Wintermute's short exposure rises to $211.53M with unrealized losses of $4.12M.

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Wintermute’s risk-to-reward ratio has shifted as its short exposure on Hyperliquid increased to $211.53 million on August 24, 2026, up from $190.77 million. The position includes BTC ($70.8 million), ETH ($53.83 million), and SOL ($17.63 million), with unrealized losses of $4.12 million. Traders are closely monitoring key support and resistance levels amid this movement.

ME News reports that on August 24 (UTC+8), according to OnchainLens monitoring, the crypto market maker Wintermute has increased its short exposure on Hyperliquid from $190.77 million to $211.53 million, while its HYPE short position decreased from $11.43 million to $5.6 million. Current major short positions include: approximately $70.8 million in BTC, $53.83 million in ETH, $17.63 million in SOL, $7.41 million in XRP, and $6.79 million in DOGE. Its current unrealized loss stands at approximately $4.12 million, with accumulated funding fees received totaling about $2.27 million. Notably, amid a broad rally across crypto assets, Wintermute and other market maker addresses have been forced to absorb large sell orders rather than actively initiating short positions. For more details, see: “Nine-Tenths of Tokens Rose—Why Is Wintermute Holding $160 Million in Crypto Shorts?” (Source: BlockBeats)

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