A major whale increased its short position in HYPE, with a total position value of approximately $20 million.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), as the HYPE price continues rising (currently trading at $53.09), the whale address 0x842 has increased its 5x short position to 353,832 HYPE tokens—valued at approximately $20 million—with a current unrealized loss exceeding $1.88 million. Meanwhile, this whale has cumulatively sold 125,444 HYPE tokens, realizing roughly $6.5 million in proceeds at an average price of approximately $52 per token.