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Whale opens $5.4M leveraged Nvidia short on Hyperliquid

A crypto whale opened a 10x cross-margin short on 30,000 Nvidia perpetual contracts worth roughly $5.4 million on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid.

Screenshot of Hyperliquid trade interface showing a 10x cross short position on 30,000 NVDA perpetual contracts valued at $5.44 million.
Image: @lookonchain

A trader took out a massive bearish bet against Nvidia on decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid, opening a 10x cross-margin short position on 30,000 NVDA contracts valued at roughly $5.4 million, according to on-chain analytics account Lookonchain and crypto outlet Cointelegraph.[1][2][3]

Lookonchain and Cointelegraph linked the short position to reports that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having an affair, although no further verification of the personal claim was provided in the reports.[1][2]

Position data from Hyperliquid shows the trade was executed by wallet 0xc3ed57a7a8fa374af47eba5dd713bc2946f800dd at an entry price of $181.33, with an estimated liquidation price set at $293.17. Across shared screenshots of the account, the wallet held over $3.59 million in total portfolio value while managing the position.[1][2]

Key facts

  • A trader opened a 10x cross-leveraged short position on 30,000 NVDA contracts on Hyperliquid, valued between $5.41 million and $5.44 million.
  • Lookonchain and Cointelegraph claimed the short trade was initiated after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having an affair.
  • The short position was entered at a price of $181.33 with an estimated liquidation price of $293.17.
  • The position was opened by wallet address 0xc3ed57a7a8fa374af47eba5dd713bc2946f800dd, which held more than $3.59 million in account value.

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  1. CO

    Cointelegraph@CointelegraphPost on X 路

    馃毃 TODAY: A whale opened a 10x short on 30,000 $NVDA, worth about $5.4M, on Hyperliquid after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an affair. https://t.co/EYHV2ITHvv

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  2. LO

    Lookonchain@lookonchainPost on X 路

    After Jensen Huang admitted having an affair, a whale opened a 10x short on 30,000 $NVDA ($5.44M) on Hyperliquid. https://t.co/RztJx5FNge https://t.co/zuyV2K0ftN

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    Crypto BriefingArticle 路

    Whale opens 10x short on 30,000 NVDA perps on Hyperliquid The rise of decentralized derivatives platforms like Hyperliquid could challenge traditional brokerages by offering 24/7 leveraged trading. The post Whale opens 10x short on 30,000 NVDA perps on Hyperliquid appeared first on Crypto Briefing .

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