Cryptocurrency26 Apr 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Bitcoin whales build long positions as funding stays deeply negative

Long bias from the largest perpetual traders on Hyperliquid has built steadily through February, March and April, with the position now leaning aggressively lo…

Long bias from the largest perpetual traders on Hyperliquid has built steadily through February, March and April, with the position now leaning aggressively long as bitcoin tags $80,000 and US-Iran talks resume. Large traders on Hyperliquid have shifted from net short to their most aggressively net-long bitcoin positioning since early March, coinciding with the coin’s climb from the mid-$60,000s to near $80,000. This group of holders, which typically runs positions above $10 million, has histor…

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