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Huge Bitcoin and Ethereum Short Positions Opened Just Before Trump’s China Tariff Announcement

October 12th, 2025

Via: Coin Central:

One crypto trader turned market chaos into massive profit. A whale made over $160 million by shorting Bitcoin and Ethereum just before President Trump announced a 100% tariff on China.

The trader executed their positions on Hyperliquid, a decentralized crypto exchange. On-chain analytics account @mlmabc shared the details on X.

The timing of these trades has raised questions. The positions were opened just before the tariff announcement sent crypto markets tumbling.

The whale’s Bitcoin short position remains partially open. They currently hold $92.84 million in open positions with 5.38x leverage.

Within 24 hours, the BTC shorts generated over $90 million in profit. The trader opened these positions ahead of the price decline.

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