Security· ★★★· bearish·

Kaiko: wallet 0xa1E traded on Hyperliquid before LIT listing and Robinhood report

  • On January 15, 2026, the wallet entered a long on LIT at around $1.96 and closed the position an hour after Robinhood's announcement
  • On April 28, 2026, it opened a short on HOOD at around $81.99 hours before the earnings report showed EPS of $0.38 versus expectations of $0.41
  • Kaiko also recorded abnormal growth in open interest and funding rates for ZEC, SNX and NEAR ahead of their listings
  • The SEC and the U.S. Department of Justice have not publicly linked the trades to specific Robinhood engineers
Why it matters: The case intensifies the debate over insider trading on transparent on-chain venues and could draw regulatory attention to Hyperliquid.
Source: DiarioBitcoin