Whales Reshape Crypto Market With High-Stakes Bets and Massive Cashouts
Big-money traders are back in the spotlight, moving millions across exchanges and signaling fresh volatility for crypto markets.
From extreme leverage to decade-long holds finally cashed in, recent whale activity has kept analysts and retail traders on edge.
Heavy Leverage on HyperLiquid
One whale sparked headlines after transferring more than $5 million in USDC to HyperLiquid, immediately deploying it into aggressive positions – 20x longs on Ethereum, 40x longs on Bitcoin, and exposure to tokens like HYPE, LINK, AAVE, and Maker. The same wallet then surprised the market by dumping 123,000 LINK ($3.1M), reallocating the proceeds into yield farms on Compound and Aave. Despite the sell-off, the address still controls…
