{"id":7969,"date":"2026-03-31T08:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=7969"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:53:50","slug":"53m-bitcoin-short-raises-eyebrows-as-whale-bets-on-market-turmoil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=7969","title":{"rendered":"$53M Bitcoin Short Raises Eyebrows as Whale Bets on Market Turmoil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"blockquote-block_cce665aab1881f9fdb54fe8add70c34d\" class=\"blockquote-container\" style=\"border-color: #5100fc\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A single wallet opened a US$53 million Bitcoin short on Hyperliquid, with a liquidation price of US$80,630, a level more than 20% above Bitcoin\u2019s current price.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same trader holds roughly US$91 million (AU$144 million) in total notional positions, including a long on Brent crude oil and shorts on silver and altcoins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A separate whale was identified on March 25 running a similar strategy, reinforcing the pattern as a broader market trade, not an isolated bet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) traded around US$66,720 (AU$94.5K) on Monday after recovering from a low of US$65,000 (AU$94K).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Price action capped below US$67,000 (AU$97K) and overall activity remaining, well\u2026 awful, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>But during this period, a wallet starting with 0x007d76c0ba opened a US$53 million (AU$84 million) short position on Hyperliquid. It has a liquidation level at US$80,630 (AU$127K).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Coinglass data, the same wallet holds additional positions including a US$21 million (AU$33.3 million) short in altcoins such as ETH, a US$10 million (AU$15.9 million) short in silver, and a US$7 million (AU$11.1 million) long in Brent crude.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full variant-no-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"928\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133453 lazyload\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/31164607\/image-13.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/31164607\/image-13.png 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/31164607\/image-13-768x445.png 768w\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1600\" data-eio-rheight=\"928\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/31164607\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/31164607\/image-13.png 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/31164607\/image-13-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Souce: Coinglass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related: Bipartisan Bill Targets Political Betting by Federal Officials<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-investors-getting-ready-for-200-per-barrel\">Investors Getting Ready For $200 Per Barrel<\/h2>\n<p>Brent crude is trading at US$107 per barrel (AU$156), up about 48% since late February 2026. The increase is linked to tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, a route that carries roughly 20% of global oil supply.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has stated there is progress toward a potential agreement with Iran while also raising the possibility of strikes on its energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Goldman Sachs raised its Brent price forecasts for March and April 2026, but some analysts have even outlined scenarios where prices reach US$200 per barrel (AU$291) if supply through the strait is disrupted.<\/p>\n<p>On-chain data shows a similar position from another wallet. As of March 25, wallet 0x94d\u202633814 held a US$70.65 million (AU$112.1 million) Bitcoin short at 40\u00d7 leverage and a US$19.16 million (AU$30.4 million) long in Brent crude at 20\u00d7 leverage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both positions were at unrealised losses exceeding US$1.7 million (AU$2.7 million) at the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: XRP Slides Despite Goldman Sachs\u2019 $152M ETF Bet<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bitcoin,Whale#53M #Bitcoin #Short #Raises #Eyebrows #Whale #Bets #Market #Turmoil1774947230<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A single wallet opened a US$53 million Bitcoin short on Hyperliquid, with a liquidation price of US$80,630, a level more than 20% above Bitcoin\u2019s current price. The same trader holds roughly US$91 million (AU$144 million) in total notional positions, including a long on Brent crude oil and shorts on silver and altcoins. A separate whale<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[3699,1360,91,3700,43,2001,67,981,1047],"class_list":{"0":"post-7969","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin","8":"tag-53m","9":"tag-bets","10":"tag-bitcoin","11":"tag-eyebrows","12":"tag-market","13":"tag-raises","14":"tag-short","15":"tag-turmoil","16":"tag-whale"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>$53M Bitcoin Short Raises Eyebrows as Whale Bets on Market Turmoil - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=7969\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"$53M Bitcoin Short Raises Eyebrows as Whale Bets on Market Turmoil\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A single wallet opened a US$53 million Bitcoin short on Hyperliquid, with a liquidation price of US$80,630, a level more than 20% above Bitcoin\u2019s current price. 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