A trader on decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid used 50x leverage to open a $200 million long position on bitcoin (BTC) on Sunday, netting a gain of around $6.8 million after U.S. President Donald Trump spurred a market-wide rally by announcing the nation’s crypto reserve.
The trader used $4 million worth of collateral to place a trade that at one point was just a $50 swing away from being liquidated. The entry was at $85,908 with liquidation price of $84,752.
BTC instead rose by more than 11% from $85,000 to $97,255 after a reference to the reserve was made on social media platform Truth Social. However, the trader perhaps backed the wrong horse as ADA and XRP experienced gains of 47% and 18% respectively.
Trump caught many by surprise with his announcement due to the inclusion of XRP, SOL and ADA. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsely said that they…
