A newly created crypto trading account placed a large Bitcoin short minutes before 0 Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on Chinese imports triggering suspicion of insider 1 trader made an estimated $192 million in under two hours as Bitcoin fell sharply after the announcement according to on-chain 2 this end Blockchain records linked to Hyperliquid
a decentralized derivatives exchange show the account was opened only hours before the 3 after the trader opened a heavily leveraged Bitcoin short position roughly 30 minutes before Trump revealed the tariff 4 timing aligned precisely with the announcement that triggered the largest crypto liquidation event of 2025. 🚨 This Hyperliquid whale opened shorts just 30 minutes before Trump announced 100% tariffs on 5 the trades for $192 million in 6 accounts were opened today and He have already Withdrawn most of the money Lucky whale or insider ? #crypto #trump #bitcoin 7 — DONECOIN (@donecoinX) October 11 2025 Additionally
on-chain data shows profits climbing from under $40 million to more than $104 million within hours with a 24-hour realized PnL of $88.5 8 logs reveal rapid withdrawals shortly after the trades closed including multiple USDC transfers of $9.99 million each suggesting a deliberate attempt to move funds 9 from violent crypto crash Notably
the gains were made during a violent correction in the cryptocurrency market following Trump’s tariff move targeting Chinese goods and technology 10 dropped sharply threatening to lose the $110,000 support level as global markets sold 11 broader crypto sector saw more than $19 billion in leveraged positions liquidated in a single day wiping over $400 billion from total market 12 a result the trader’s profit
earned by shorting Bitcoin ahead of the crash has raised questions about access to market-moving political 13 scale and timing of the trade combined with the account’s sudden creation has sparked scrutiny across crypto 14 the trader’s identity remains unknown
the precise execution and immediate withdrawals point to a highly sophisticated strategy or possible access to privileged 15 image via Shutterstock
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