Hyperliquid trader James Wynn goes ‘all-in’ on $1.25B Bitcoin Long

Crypto trader James Wynn has pushed his Hyperliquid Bitcoin long to $1.25 billion using 40x leverage, but suffered a $29M hit following Trump’s tariff shock.

Well-known Hyperliquid trader James Wynn has increased his 40x leverage long Bitcoin bet to $1.25 billion after closing his $PEPE position for a $25.2 million profit.

On May 24, Lookonchain reported that Wynn entered an 11,588 BTC position with an average entry price of $108,243 and a liquidation level of $105,180.

The move came hours after Wynn exited his Ether (ETH) and Sui (SUI) longs at a $5.3 million loss. At the time, he used the proceedings to double down on Bitcoin (BTC), increasing his position to 11,070 BTC.

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