Trader nets $192M Bitcoin profit in suspicious pre-Trump tariff announcement trade

[Mosby]

A newly created crypto trading account placed a large Bitcoin short minutes before U.S. President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, triggering suspicion of insider trading.

The trader made an estimated $192 million in under two hours as Bitcoin fell sharply after the announcement, according to on-chain data.

To this end, Blockchain records linked to Hyperliquid, a decentralized derivatives exchange, show the account was opened only hours before the trade.

Shortly after, the trader opened a heavily leveraged Bitcoin short position roughly 30 minutes before Trump revealed the tariff policy. The timing aligned precisely with the announcement that triggered the largest crypto liquidation event of 2025.

https://finbold.com/trader-nets-192m-bitcoin-profit-in-suspicious-pre-trump-tariff-announcement-trade/

[nilram]

1. As Carlin said: It's a big club, and you ain't in it.

[Mark.b2]

2. Had my best week ever...

in my fun money crypto account, but it wasnt that good! Monday AM will be interesting.

[miyazaki]

3. Funny sad if it was Barron von Bitcoin. nt