A whale shorting BTC with 40x leverage has already made an unrealized profit of $5.23 million and earned $1.25 million in funding fees.

BlockBeats News, on June 18, according to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai (@ai_9684xtpa)'s monitoring, the Hyperliquid whale, who has profited $2.05 million from shorting BTC four times in a row since March 2025, has realized an unrealized profit of $5.23 million from a 40x leveraged short position on BTC. Additionally, it has also earned $1.25 million through funding fees.