Hyperliquid whale holds $38M short against Bitcoin, but does it matter?
A Hyperliquid whale holds large short positions against Bitcoin and several altcoins. Does the position provide any signal on the markets’ future outcomes?
A Hyperliquid whale holds large short positions against Bitcoin and several altcoins. Does the position provide any signal on the markets’ future outcomes?
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGMxMzktOTcyYi03NDcxLWIyOTctZjEwMGMxNDJjNTUyLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="US authorities freeze $344M in crypto linked to Iran" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The announced crypto freeze came just one day after Tether said it had frozen $344 million of its USDt stablecoin in response to a request from US law enforcement.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGMxMjItZGM3YS03MTU4LWFmNDEtYjlkYzQzYjM3MTJmLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc announces BTC hard fork called eCash" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The hard fork will introduce a new, competing layer-1 blockchain and seven layer-2 scaling networks, according to Sztorc's announcement.</p>
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