Lavish’s $10 Billion Bitcoin Short Claim Lacks Positioning Details

James Lavish claimed Bitcoin (BTC) had more than $10 billion in cumulative leveraged shorts up to $83,000. His post did not specify which positions were counted or how the total was calculated. At 7:49 a.m. ET (12:49 UTC) Tuesday, a tracked sample of Hyperliquid whale accounts showed about $1.21 billion in Bitcoin shorts and $868.24 million in longs. The sample covers tracked accounts and does not verify a broader market-wide total. Short sellers buy Bitcoin to close their positions, and forced liquidations can add further buying. Lavish’s estimate does not show that the positions face liquidation or that a squeeze is underway. TokenPost previously covered a Nov. 8 snapshot of Hyperliquid Bitcoin short positions , published Nov.

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