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James Wynn, a high-stakes crypto whale, has just lost nearly $100 million in Bitcoin (BTC) after the asset briefly dipped below $105,000. ARKHAM ALERT: JAMES WYNN HAS JUST BEEN LIQUIDATED FOR $100 MILLION DOLLARS pic.twitter.com/dJNCUmbgZO — Arkham (@arkham) May 30, 2025 Some context: Wynn bet on a BTC rebound through Hyperliquid (HYPE), opening two massive long positions, one of 527.29 BTC (that’s $55.3 million) and another of 421.8 BTC (or $43.9 million). But when Bitcoin dropped to a 10-day low, his positions were liquidated. What’s worse, a separate position of 94 BTC ($10 million) was also liquidated just yesterday.  That’s a total of 949 BTC, or $99.3 million, gone with the wind within a week. Crypto trader Wynn has no regrets A self-professed “degenerate trader”, Wynn has quite a history with crypto, with the last three months being almost incredible, as he’s gone from $82 million in profits only to losing $100 million. After his PE...

Meme coins have been on an upward trend since spring — and although noted experts like Michaël van de Poppe warn that the surge could die down soon, there are still plenty of profits to be had — provided that opportunities are spotted in time. This is best exemplified by savvy traders who manage to turn humble investments into hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars. However, there’s a catch — impressive as they are, these trades are highly speculative, risky, and timely — on top of that, they’re often executed by accounts that place dozens of trades a day. Unsurprisingly, this leads to speculation as to whether or not insiders or automated systems are actually placing the trades. Picks for you Ripple sells $100 million of XRP amid shy ‘Uptober’ and Kamala Harris donation 1 hour ago ...