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According to Kairos Research data, Hyperliquid’s (HYPE) spot ETF absorbed 1.04% of its market capitalization within the first 10 trading days after launch—outperforming the debut performance of spot ETFs for Bitcoin (0.59%), Ethereum (0.41%), and Solana (0.31%) when measured by market-cap-adjusted demand. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted that 21Shares’ HYPE ETF (THYP) has surged 50% since its launch two weeks ago—growing faster than BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, IBIT.
CryptoQuant analyst MorenoDV_ pointed out that Bitcoin’s recent price action shows a dangerous divergence: Binance taker buy volume has been declining continuously, hitting a multi-month low—indicating a clear weakening in active buying demand. At the same time, Binance’s funding rate has rebounded into positive territory, suggesting traders are adding long positions via leverage. Historically, rising funding rates alongside shrinking spot demand often signal the market’s entry into a late-stage speculative phase—leverage-driven rallies lacking support from underlying spot capital are structurally fragile. If buying pressure fails to recover meaningfully, the current rise in funding rates may reflect latent risk rather than underlying market strength.
According to data from CryptoQuant analyst Darkfrost, Bitcoin spot trading volume has fallen 81% since October 2025.
Odaily An unknown trader sold approximately $1.3 billion worth of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) on a dark pool on Tuesday, sparking market attention.Data shows the trader sold 29.2 million shares of IBIT at $43.16 per share around 14:30 UTC. Consequently, Bitcoin’s price dropped from $77,875 to $76,720 within 10 minutes, a decline of about 1.5%, before further dipping to around $75,600.Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital, stated this is the largest IBIT dark pool trade he has ever seen. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted that the trade size was 22 times larger than the second-largest IBIT sell order of the day.Additionally, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have experienced net outflows for eight consecutive trading days. On Tuesday alone, net outflows totaled approximately $333.6 million, with IBIT seeing outflows of about $192.4 million. Since May 14, cumulative net outflows from Bitcoin ETFs have exceeded $2 billion. Reports indicate that Jane Street reduced its Bitcoin ETF holdings by about 70% in the first quarter, while Goldman Sachs also trimmed its positions by approximately 10%. (Cointelegraph)
Kairos Research posted on X platform, stating that the HYPE spot ETF has absorbed 1.04% of the HYPE circulating market cap within its first 10 trading days, marking the strongest debut among all spot crypto ETFs to date. A comparative analysis of the same period shows that among the cohort of new issuers (excluding net outflows from legacy trust products like GBTC and ETHE), BTC spot ETFs accounted for 0.59%, ETH for 0.41%, and SOL for 0.31%.
According to Hyperinsight monitoring, early this morning, the short position address on Hyperliquid—dubbed the “$13M Whale”—suffered yet another liquidation after two consecutive forced liquidations, bringing its total liquidated amount to 96.39 BTC (valued at approximately $7.3 million). This whale has been the largest liquidation address on Hyperliquid for three consecutive days, with a cumulative liquidation value of $30.46 million. Details are as follows:
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the whale “Evaded” has closed its long positions in ZEC and BTC, incurring a loss of $4.83 million. Subsequently, it opened a new short position of 940 BTC with 30x leverage, valued at approximately $71 million. Its total loss has now exceeded $3.69 million.
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Wintermute stated that, as of May 25, BTC was trading at approximately $76,600 (down 1.5% weekly), while ETH traded at around $2,140 (down 1.7% weekly). Meanwhile, the U.S. equity market’s S&P 500 Index hit a new all-time high during the same period—highlighting a pronounced divergence between crypto and equities. BTC spot ETFs saw outflows of roughly $1.26 billion for the week, bringing cumulative outflows over two weeks to over $2 billion. Institutional buying—previously instrumental in driving BTC from $70,000 to $80,000—has clearly receded. The ETH/BTC ratio hit a fresh 10-month low, down 35% cumulatively from its August peak. On the macro front, the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index plunged to a historic low of 44.8, while the one-year inflation expectation rose to 4.8%. NVIDIA reported Q1 revenue growth of 85% year-on-year and issued a Q2 revenue guidance of $91 billion—but saw virtually no after-hours reaction, suggesting AI-related trades are already fully priced in. Wintermute noted that BTC’s key support currently lies between $75,000 and $76,000; holding this range could enable a retest of $80,000, whereas a break below would rapidly open the $70,000–$72,000 zone. The near-term direction hinges on whether institutional capital returns to the market.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the on-chain address “0x2fc” has again opened a long position of 96.36 BTC with 40x leverage. Previously, this address repeatedly executed both long and short positions on BTC, but most of those positions were liquidated, resulting in cumulative losses exceeding $2.77 million.
According to monitoring by on-chain analyst Ai Yi, the Hyperliquid account "Evaded" holds positions in the completely opposite direction and with a similar amount to the 1011 whale (Garret Jin), who previously experienced a liquidation of $230 million."Evaded" (@ICanPlug) is shorting BTC with 40x leverage, holding a position worth $40.3 million; and longing ZEC with 5x leverage, holding a position worth $32.67 million.Garret (@GarrettBullish) is longing BTC with 5x leverage, holding a position worth $38.68 million; and shorting ZEC with 3x leverage, holding a position worth $35.14 million.Currently, "Evaded" has a cumulative floating loss of $2.2 million, while Garret has a floating profit of $450,000.
According to Bloomberg, Bitcoin’s expected volatility has dropped to its lowest level in nine months. The Bitcoin Volmex Implied Volatility Index fell to 36.11 in Singapore on May 26—the lowest since September last year and near its lows since 2023. This index is derived from real-time crypto options prices and reflects the market’s expectation of Bitcoin’s volatility over the next 30 days. Analysts point to thin trading volumes combined with a continued outflow of speculative capital from Bitcoin as the primary drivers behind this decline in volatility.
the latest weekly report from CoinShares shows digital asset investment products recorded net outflows of $1.47 billion last week, marking the second consecutive week of negative growth and the third-largest single-week outflow of 2026. Cumulative outflows over the two weeks have reached $2.54 billion.By asset, Bitcoin saw outflows of $1.315 billion, the largest single-week outflow of 2026, compressing its year-to-date net inflows from $3.9 billion to $2.6 billion. Ethereum recorded outflows of $223 million, roughly flat compared to the previous week. Some altcoins still saw minor inflows, with XRP attracting $31.8 million, Near $9 million, and Solana $7.7 million.By region, the United States dominated the outflow landscape with $1.425 billion in single-week outflows. Switzerland, Canada, and Hong Kong recorded outflows of $16.2 million, $12.5 million, and $12.2 million respectively, indicating that risk aversion sentiment, which was localized last week, has now spread to most regions globally. CoinShares notes that these outflows are closely linked to heightened geopolitical risks related to Iran. Despite the ongoing legislative progress of the CLARITY Act, market risk aversion continues to deepen.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that BIT's chart of the day indicates that the key to market analysis often lies in identifying the core factors driving asset price movements and observing when these factors begin to change.For Bitcoin, the sustained upward trend over the past period has largely depended on the shifting dynamic between institutional demand and market supply. Over the past year, spot Bitcoin ETFs and Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) have been important sources of this demand.When ETF inflows accelerate and Strategy continues to increase its Bitcoin holdings, Bitcoin prices typically rise. Currently, the combined net purchases of ETFs and Strategy have fallen to just $870 million, primarily due to significant capital outflows from ETFs, which have shifted from net buying to net selling.Until ETF inflows stabilize and recover, Bitcoin may continue to oscillate and consolidate in the short term.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the whale Evaded (@ICanPlug) opened a 40x short position of 525.34 $BTC one hour ago, with a position value of approximately $40.26 million. Additionally, two days ago, they opened a 5x long position of 53,500 $ZEC, valued at approximately $33.3 million; the position is currently showing a floating loss exceeding $1.48 million.
Odaily Odaily News According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Whale Evaded (@ICanPlug) opened a 40x leveraged short position of 525.34 BTC approximately 1 hour ago, with a position value of about $40.26 million.Additionally, they opened a 5x leveraged long position of 53,500 ZEC approximately 2 days ago, with a position value of about $33.3 million. This position currently has an unrealized loss exceeding $1.48 million.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), the trader who opened a $ETH short position worth over $100 million yesterday has now closed the position, incurring a loss of approximately $260,000. Subsequently, the trader switched to a long position on $BTC, opening a 20x long position on 175.04 $BTC, with a position value of roughly $13.43 million.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Garrett Jin (Bitcoin OG #10/#11) has increased his HYPE holdings to 184,182 tokens—worth approximately $11 million at current prices. He currently maintains a 5x long position on BTC and a 3x short position on ZEC; the unrealized losses on these positions have exceeded $1.7 million.
According to The Block, Bitcoin continued trading below $78,000 on Monday, following net outflows of $1.26 billion from spot Bitcoin ETFs during the week of May 18–22—the second consecutive week of outflows exceeding $1 billion. Nevertheless, Timothy Misir, Research Head at BRN, noted that institutional demand has not vanished but is rotating: during the same period, the XRP ETF attracted $22 million in inflows, the Solana ETF drew $16 million, the newly launched Hyperliquid HYPE ETF garnered $72 million, while the Ethereum ETF saw outflows of $216 million. Ethereum also faced pressure due to the SEC’s delay of its tokenized stock trading initiative, though it posted a modest rebound on Sunday amid heightened optimism surrounding the Iran deal. On the options front, for Bitcoin expiring on May 29, the largest open interest concentrations were at the $75,000 put and $80,000 call strikes; for Ethereum, the largest open interest concentration was at the $2,100 put strike. On the macro front, U.S. and European markets were closed for public holidays, and analysts warned of low market liquidity. Should the Iran deal materialize, it could trigger a sharp drop in oil prices and push equity markets to new highs.
according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale (0xdf7...8fea) spent $3.69 million 2 hours ago to buy 58,300 HYPE at a price of $63.36. Another whale (0x714...9d1) sold 38 BTC in the past 24 hours, netting $2.9 million, and bought 46,300 HYPE at a price of $62.86.