The Anatomy of a $146 Million Short: Wintermute, Hyperliquid, and the Leverage Trap
The timestamp is 03:00 UTC on August 22, 2026. Bitcoin trades at $75,500....
Analysis
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CryptoCred
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2026-08-24
Market Prices
| Coin | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|
|
BTC
Bitcoin
|
$75,983.3 | -1.30% |
|
ETH
Ethereum
|
$2,404.06 | -2.91% |
|
SOL
Solana
|
$97.34 | -3.50% |
|
BNB
BNB Chain
|
$711.7 | -0.95% |
|
XRP
XRP Ledger
|
$1.29 | -7.97% |
|
DOGE
Dogecoin
|
$0.0799 | -3.43% |
|
ADA
Cardano
|
$0.1945 | -5.17% |
|
AVAX
Avalanche
|
$7.27 | -3.49% |
|
DOT
Polkadot
|
$0.9585 | -3.70% |
|
LINK
Chainlink
|
$10.81 | -5.10% |
Fear & Greed
51
Neutral
Market Sentiment
Event Calendar
202615
04
halving
Bitcoin Halving
Block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC
08
04
upgrade
Solana Firedancer
Independent validator client goes live on mainnet
12
05
halving
BCH Halving
Block reward halving event
22
03
unlock
Optimism Unlock
Circulating supply increases by about 2%
18
03
unlock
Sui Token Unlock
Team and early investor shares released
28
03
unlock
Arbitrum Token Unlock
92 million ARB released
30
04
upgrade
Celestia Mainnet Upgrade
Improves data availability sampling efficiency
10
05
upgrade
Ethereum Pectra Upgrade
Raises validator limit and account abstraction
Altseason Index
41
Bitcoin Season
BTC Dominance
Altseason
Gas Tracker
Ethereum
28 Gwei
BNB Chain
3 Gwei
Polygon
42 Gwei
Arbitrum
0.5 Gwei
Optimism
0.3 Gwei
Tag Hub
Market Cap
All →
1
Bitcoin
BTC
$75,983.3
1
Ethereum
ETH
$2,404.06
1
Solana
SOL
$97.34
1
BNB Chain
BNB
$711.7
1
XRP Ledger
XRP
$1.29
1
Dogecoin
DOGE
$0.0799
1
Cardano
ADA
$0.1945
1
Avalanche
AVAX
$7.27
1
Polkadot
DOT
$0.9585
1
Chainlink
LINK
$10.81
🐋 Whale Tracker
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5m ago
Stake
1,281 BNB
🔵
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3h ago
Stake
21,025 SOL
🟢
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1h ago
In
1,310,594 USDT
💡 Smart Money
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Experienced On-chain Trader
+$0.9M
65%
0x3eb1...6578
Market Maker
+$0.1M
95%
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Arbitrage Bot
+$3.3M
71%
#Wintermute
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