THE WIRE · № 72148
Trader 0xdd6a opened 20x shorts on $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, $XRP, and $DOGE on @Aster_DEX, all currently in profit. The total position size is $26.5M, with $586K in unrealized profit. Positions: 3,629 $ETH ($9.33M) — up $163K 73,728 $SOL ($8.52M) — up $141K 48.37M $DOGE ($4.24M) — up
01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
A large multi-asset short book in profit reflects bearish positioning across major crypto tokens.
Multi-asset crypto shorts signal bearish sentiment
Short squeeze or continued decline
Crowded shorts can spark sharp squeezes
FULL DISPATCH
Trader 0xdd6a opened 20x shorts on $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, $XRP, and $DOGE on @Aster_DEX, all currently in profit. The total position size is $26.5M, with $586K in unrealized profit. Positions: 3,629 $ETH ($9.33M) — up $163K 73,728 $SOL ($8.52M) — up $141K 48.37M $DOGE ($4.24M) — up $224K 1.68M $XRP ($2.37M) — up $53K 24 $BTC ($1.99M) — up $5.6K https://t.co/IAD19TsTll
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
STANDALONE ITEM — NOT YET FOLDED INTO A DEVELOPING STORY.
03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
04 RECEIPTS
THE SOURCE RECORD.
1 SOURCES CONFIRMED05 PROPAGATION
WHAT THIS TOUCHES.
AguilaTrades(@AguilaTrades), who has been liquidated 33 times and lost a total of $37.64M, is back after more than 6 months of inactivity. He deposited 499K $USDC into Hyperliquid and opened a 40x long on 200 $BTC($16.58M). Liquidation price: $81,466.752026-10-08 08:48 UTC
As the market drops, Machi(@machibigbrother) has closed his $HYPE, $BTC, and $PUMP longs to cut losses and is now going all in on $ETH longs. Current position: 29,000 $ETH ($73.64M) Liquidation price: $2,486.332026-10-08 13:21 UTC
Oct 8 Update: Bitcoin ETFs: 1D NetFlow: -5,461 $BTC(-$449.8M)🔴 7D NetFlow: -1,951 $BTC(-$160.69M)🔴 Ethereum ETFs: 1D NetFlow: -47,511 $ETH(-$120.38M)🔴 7D NetFlow: -191,540 $ETH(-$485.33M)🔴2026-10-08 13:47 UTC
This is insane! The U.S. government just transferred out another 12,267 $BTC ($1.01B).2026-10-08 14:32 UTC
BREAKING: Bitcoin falls below $81,000 as over $400 million worth of levered longs are liquidated in 60 minutes.2026-10-08 15:45 UTC
💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 250,000,000 $USDC (250,029,999 USD) minted at USDC Treasury2026-10-08 18:23 UTC
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