Trump Insider Whale Holds $340 Million in Short Position on Bitcoin

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Well, well, well… looks like there’s a new *whale* in town, and it’s not the kind you’d find at SeaWorld. Amid Bitcoin’s bumpy rollercoaster ride, one trader-nicknamed the “Trump Insider Whale”-has decided to roll the dice and double down on their short position. How much, you ask? Oh, just a modest $340 million. That’s right. No big deal. 🙄

According to Arkham Intelligence, this whale-who must be doing *quite* well for themselves-has been making waves. And not just small ripples, mind you, but tidal waves of trades. Earlier, they shorted a cool $700 million in BTC, followed by another $350 million in Ethereum. Who said crypto is for the faint of heart?

Trump Insider Whale Trader Records $200 Million Profit

Arkham, with its usual flair for reporting, noted that this trader made their move right before October 10’s catastrophic market crash, which wiped out over $19 billion from the crypto market. As the market took a nosedive, the whale made a cool $200 million in profit. I mean, honestly, do they even break a sweat? 💸

Onchain data reveals that this trader just “deposited $40M USDC to HL” and, hold on, *shorted* another $127 million worth of BTC. Currently, they’ve managed to rake up a total of $340 million in short positions. Just another day in the life of a whale. 🐋

BREAKING: TRUMP INSIDER WHALE IS NOW SHORT $340M $BTC

The HyperUnit Bear Whale who shorted $700M of $BTC and $350M of $ETH right before Friday’s market crash (making ~$200M total) just deposited $40M USDC to HL and shorted another $127M $BTC.

He is now short $300M $BTC and has…

– Arkham (@arkham) October 13, 2025

The timing of these trades has many speculating that maybe, just maybe, this whale has some insider info. But hey, that’s all hearsay, right? No one’s got the smoking gun just yet. Still, it *does* seem mighty coincidental that Bitcoin is currently sitting pretty at $111,584.26, up by a shiny 2.36% in the last 24 hours. 😏

And of course, Bitcoin’s market cap and 24-hour volume are trying their best to recover at $2.22 trillion and $79.27 billion, respectively. It’s like watching a car crash in slow motion-sad, but you can’t look away.

Crypto Market Liquidation Hits $624.41 Million

Meanwhile, across the crypto universe, a *huge* liquidation of $624.41 million just went down. In just 24 hours, about 213,938 traders got their accounts liquidated. The largest liquidation came from OKX-probably because they just *had* to be the biggest, right? 🤷‍♂️

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin, XRP-yup, they all took a hit. But, hey, for those short traders, it’s just another Tuesday. Ethereum long traders saw $107.77 million in liquidations, while short traders only took a $79.81 million hit. #Winning.

And, of course, Bitcoin long traders were hit the hardest, with $95.79 million in liquidations. But, the Trump Insider Whale? They’re sitting pretty, with their $340 million short position. If this trend keeps up, they might be gearing up for even *more* profit. Because why not? 🤔

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2025-10-14 23:31