{"id":73032,"date":"2026-05-25T09:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/arthur-hayes-called-150-for-hype-then-a-linked-wallet-sold-at-54-and-paid-62-to-get-back-in\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:03:45","slug":"arthur-hayes-called-150-for-hype-then-a-linked-wallet-sold-at-54-and-paid-62-to-get-back-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/arthur-hayes-called-150-for-hype-then-a-linked-wallet-sold-at-54-and-paid-62-to-get-back-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Arthur Hayes Called $150 for HYPE, Then a Linked Wallet Sold at $54 and Paid $62 to Get Back In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">A wallet linked to Hayes sold 115,453 HYPE at $54.81, then bought 85,714 back at $62.69 per token.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">HYPE hit an all-time high of $64.24 on May 24, 2026, with its 24-hour trading volume exceeding $1.2 billion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Hayes maintains a $150 HYPE price target for August 2026 and still holds a $38.9M bitcoin long position.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Buyback That Resolved the Mystery<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">When onchain tracking firm Lookonchain flagged that a wallet linked to Hayes had <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/arthur-hayes-deposits-6-33m-hype-bybit-after-150-price-call\/\">deposited 115,453 HYPE worth $6.33 million<\/a> into Bybit on May 23, the move raised questions, especially because just a few weeks earlier,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> Hayes had recently made a <span>bullish<\/span> $150 price call on the token\u2019s price (even though his wallet activity suggested potential selling).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">That question now has an answer as the deposit was confirmed as a sell at an average of $54.81 per token. The same wallet then withdrew 85,714 HYPE (worth $5.37 million) from Bybit at $62.69 per token, roughly three hours before the investigation was published. In all, Hayes-linked activity cashed out a larger position at $54.81 and bought back a smaller one at approximately $8 more per token.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_816905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-816905\" style=\"width:749px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-816905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptohayes.medium.com\/hype-man-6c54efebf966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">widely read essay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> published earlier this year, Hayes named Hyperliquid as his highest-conviction position and set a price target of $150 for HYPE by August 2026. His outlook hinges on Hyperliquid\u2019s revenue model, which directs approximately 97% of trading fees toward buying back HYPE from the open market, a structure he has argued makes it the most capital-efficient token in <span>decentralized finance<\/span> ( <span>DeFi<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"260lz1\" data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1408\">HYPE Rally Adds Context to Hayes-Linked Wallet Activity<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">HYPE\u2019s performance has since validated much of that underlying thesis with the token hitting an all-time high of $64.24 on May 24, while the platform processed over $176 billion in 30-day <span>trading volume<\/span> with open interest surpassing $8 billion. The network generated over $896 million in revenue over the past 12 months, placing it among the most profitable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-defi-decentralized-finance\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeFi<\/a> protocols in operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The wallet attributed to Hayes also carries a 504.4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> long position worth approximately $38.9 million and a 57,460 ZEC short currently at a loss, indicating broad multi-asset exposure across the book. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As with all onchain wallet attributions, the link to Hayes is based on analyst clustering methodology and has not been confirmed by Hayes himself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Lastly, for broader context on the HYPE short landscape, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin.com<\/a> News <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/hyperliquid-loracle-hype-short-liquidation-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">reported last week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> that a Hyperliquid trader known as Loracle continued to defend a $103 million HYPE short as prices climbed toward a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/understanding-liquidation-on-perp-dex\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">liquidation<\/a> level near $69.90.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/arthur-hayes-hype-sold-low-bought-high-2026\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways A wallet linked to Hayes sold 115,453 HYPE at $54.81, then bought 85,714 back at $62.69 per token. HYPE hit an all-time high of $64.24 on May 24, 2026, with its 24-hour trading volume exceeding $1.2 billion. 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