London whale Abraxas Capital just parked a massive $783M short position on Hyperliquid — the biggest short book DeFi has ever seen. But don't let the headlines fool you, boys. They're not just betting the farm on a crash. They pulled $173M in ETH from Binance as a hedge, turning this into a funding rate farm, not a directional bet. Classic whale play: collect from the longs while staying neutral.
▪️ They spread $783M in shorts across ETH ($193.9M), BTC ($175.4M), HYPE ($141.6M), SOL ($65.8M) on Hyperliquid — two wallets doing all the heavy lifting. Because why use ten when two will do?
▪️ Over 4 days, they quietly pulled $173M ETH off Binance — a spot cushion to offset the short perp exposure. Net result: nearly market-neutral. They're not gambling, they're arbitraging.
▪️ The play? Collect funding payments from all you leveraged longs while staying hedged. Abraxas has already banked over $300M in realized profits from this arbitrage game.
▪️ Currently sitting on an $80.8M unrealized loss. That's just the cost of doing business, kid. They're printing funding fees, not betting on direction. The loss is just a tax write-off.
▪️ Just added another $19.5M in shorts in a 2-hour window. Their short book has been bouncing between $500M and $900M since mid-2025; currently at $598M. They're playing the range, not the price.
▪️ The HYPE short ($141.6M) is paired with spot HYPE buys — same neutral harvest, different token. They're farming everything.
📊 Short position:
$783M📊 ETH withdrawn:
$173M📊 Unrealized loss:
$80.8M📊 Realized profit:
$300M+If you're long ETH, BTC, HYPE, or SOL on Hyperliquid, congrats — you're paying Abraxas's funding fees. This whale isn't betting on a crash; they're collecting the premium from all you leveraged degens. The short book will grow or shrink based on funding rates, not price. Watch for position changes — they've slashed from $760M to $270M before. Don't say we didn't warn you.
🔮 Abraxas isn't predicting a crash — they're selling you insurance and cashing the premium. The real trade is the funding rate, not the direction. You're the mark, they're the house.
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