Markets· ★★· bearish·

Wintermute-linked account boosts Bitcoin short by $4.59M

  • —Short position rose from $567K to $5.158M in 49 minutes
  • —New positions opened worth $4.88M, closed worth $226K
  • —Realized profit from closures was about $669
  • —Cumulative account profit topped $173 million
Why it matters: A market maker increasing shorts can signal selling pressure on BTC, though it reflects one account's moves rather than the broader market.
#BTC
Source: TokenPost
More on this
Markets · Sep 14
Hedge funds boost bitcoin futures shorts by 1,669 BTC ahead of Fed meeting
 Markets · Oct 4
Top traders boost coin-margined BTC longs by 8.27 pp, XRP account dollar longs fall 3.40 pp
 Markets · Sep 28
Wintermute opens $126.25M short on Hyperliquid, led by $46.92M ETH position