{"id":24385,"date":"2025-05-30T12:27:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T09:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/whales-losses-on-hyperliquid-near-100-million\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:27:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T09:27:35","slug":"whales-losses-on-hyperliquid-near-100-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/whales-losses-on-hyperliquid-near-100-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale&#8217;s Losses on Hyperliquid Near $100 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>James Wynn, a trader known for his aggressive bets on the Hyperliquid platform, faced liquidation after Bitcoin fell below $105,000. His total losses from the peak of his profits amounted to 949 BTC ($99.3 million).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">James Wynn (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesWynnReal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JamesWynnReal<\/a>) just got liquidated for 949 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a>($99.3M) as the price of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> dipped below $105,000.<\/p>\n<p>He lost $99M+ in just one week!<a href=\"https\u00a9\/status\/1928259143120630038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On May 22, the trader opened<a href=\"https:\/\/hyperdash.info\/trader\/0x5078c2fbea2b2ad61bc840bc023e35fce56bedb6\"> a long position<\/a> of 10,200 BTC ($1.14 billion at the time) using 40x leverage on Hyperliquid.<\/p>\n<p>At its peak, Wynn&#8217;s positive financial result reached ~$87 million from an initial investment of ~$3-4 million. <\/p>\n<p>On May 26, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/beat-the-house-hyperliquid-whale-left-with-a-25m-profit-then-returned\">he announced his departure from the &#8220;Hyperliquid casino&#8221;<\/a> with a profit of $25 million. However, just hours after the &#8220;announcement,&#8221; he returned to active trading.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the total losses of the &#8220;king of perpetual contracts,&#8221; as he calls himself, had increased to $13.62 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1589-1024x332.png\" alt=\"1-1589\" class=\"wp-image-259620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1589-1024x332.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1589-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1589-768x249.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1589.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/hyperdash.info\/zh-CN\/trader\/0x5078c2fbea2b2ad61bc840bc023e35fce56bedb6\">Hyperliquid<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wynn continues to hold a long position with 40x leverage since May 25. The opening price was $107,993. The position will be forcibly closed if the quotes fall below $104,533. The unrealized loss has reached $4.54 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1121-1024x144.png\" alt=\"2-1121\" class=\"wp-image-259621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1121-1024x144.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1121-300x42.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1121-768x108.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1121.png 1264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Data: Hyperliquid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wynn admitted that the best decision in his position would have been simply to hold.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One thing for sure is that I have exposed just how corrupt these markets are.<\/p>\n<p>Guess it\u2019s better to just buy and hold <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> on spot \/ cold storage it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Wynn ? (@JamesWynnReal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesWynnReal\/status\/1928342016364269900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;One thing is for sure: I have shown just how corrupt these markets are,&#8221;<\/em> he lamented.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Recently, the trader urged the &#8220;platform managers&#8221; to give him a third chance and not liquidate him after the previous two attempts were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A message to the cabal who run these markets. You tried two times to liquidate me, and failed. Please give me 3rd time lucky ?\u2764\ufe0f ?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Wynn ? (@JamesWynnReal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesWynnReal\/status\/1928012080600293876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As reported in March, ForkLog <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/the-price-of-popularity-and-a-lesson-for-all-hyperliquid\">examined<\/a> a series of events where high-risk positions <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/hyperliquid-delists-contract-amid-price-manipulation-concerns\">threatened<\/a> not only the platform&#8217;s stability but also the safety of client funds in the Hyperliquidity Provider Vault.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Wynn, a trader known for his aggressive bets on the Hyperliquid platform, faced liquidation after Bitcoin fell below $105,000. His total losses from the peak of his profits amounted to 949 BTC ($99.3 million). James Wynn (@JamesWynnReal) just got liquidated for 949 $BTC($99.3M) as the price of $BTC dipped below $105,000. 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