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Bitcoin 'OG' Whale Raises Bearish BTC Bet Worth Over $400M
Yahoo Finance·2025-10-10 14:28

Bitcoin's (BTC) price swoon is marked by a veteran trader placing a bearish bet worth millions of dollars. A bitcoin “OG” placed a leveraged short of 3,600 BTC, valued at 438million,onthedecentralizedexchangeHyperliquidduringovernighttrading,asBTCsspotpricebrieflydippedbelow438 million, on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid during overnight trading, as BTC’s spot price briefly dipped below 120,000, according to blockchain analyst LookOnChain. The liquidation price for the short trade is $139,900. In other words, this is the level at which the position will encounter a margin shortage and risk being f ...