SpaceX whale 0x9cc opens 23,056 SPCX long at $162.5 with 2x leverage worth $3.69M ahead of $135 IPO pricing on HyperLiquid.

EvgenyGaevoy reveals Hyperliquid xyz perp trading on weekends wrecked sleep, diet and gym routines for three days after Tesla trades despite no liquidation.

Hyperliquid whales ramp up long positions over two months, signaling strong bullish sentiment in perp trading amid crypto market breakout trends.

According to @jessepollak, Base raised its block gas limit to 375 Mgas, unlocking higher burst capacity and improved throughput as activity grows; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. The new Base App is live in 140+ countries as an everything app for social, trading, and payments with built-in ways for users to earn from content and activity; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Spend Permissions are live for all mini apps in Base App, enabling smooth transaction UX without unlimited token approvals; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Trading stack expanded: Banana Pro added Base support with swaps, limit orders, DCA, wallet tracking, and cross-chain views; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Liquidity access broadened: KuCoin Web3 enabled Coinbase-wrapped assets on Base including cbBTC, cbETH, cbXRP, cbDOGE, cbADA, and cbLTC, while BitgetWallet rolled out a new Base token list letting users hold BTC, XRP, and LTC alongside Base-native tokens; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Onchain markets grew with RollX v2, a self-custodial, community-owned perp trading platform opening its waitlist, and TrueMarkets launching a mini app for non-US users to access fully onchain prediction markets on mobile; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Execution and discovery tools advanced as Wowmax launched best-price swaps, cross-chain swaps across 20+ networks, and copy trading via its mini app, and UpscaleTrade went live with an onchain proprietary trading platform with Base wallet login, onchain payments, and a verified vault contract; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. AI-driven trading arrived via Agentic Capital Markets from samterminalcom, where AI agents train on onchain data, discover signals, and execute trades autonomously on Base; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Fiat rails broadened with a 1:1 Malaysian Ringgit stablecoin on Base and Tria enabling Base assets for real-world spending via card top-ups while maintaining self-custody; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Engagement and trading campaigns accelerated as Avantis launched Leagues of Leverage and Layer3 kicked off 20 Days Onchain on Base; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025.

According to @OnchainLens, a newly created wallet deposited $5.35M into HyperLiquid and opened a BTC short at 20x leverage, currently valued at $43.53M. According to the CoinMarketMan Hypertracker page referenced by @OnchainLens, the tracked address shows a BTC short position with approximately $43.53M notional. According to calculations from the 20x leverage and reported notional cited by @OnchainLens, the implied initial margin is about $2.18M, highlighting concentrated downside exposure on BTC derivatives.

According to @ai_9684xtpa citing the HyperBot Hyperliquid trader dashboard, address 0x8d0...59244 opened 20x long positions totaling $22.05M, including 5,047.09 ETH at $2,995.9 and 51,411.68 SOL at $135.43, as posted on Nov 18, 2025 (source: @ai_9684xtpa and hyperbot.network). According to @ai_9684xtpa referencing the same source, the address has attempted 30 consecutive long trades since Nov 3 with a 31% win rate (source: @ai_9684xtpa and hyperbot.network).

According to Onchain Lens, whales are opening $ASTER short positions with 3x leverage on HyperLiquid. According to Onchain Lens and hyperbot.network trader data for wallet 0x9eec98D048D06D9CD75318FFfA3f3960e081daAb, wallet 0x9ee deposited $13.3M and holds an $ASTER short currently valued around $52M, with an open order to further increase the position. According to Onchain Lens and hyperbot.network trader data for wallet 0xBADBB1de95b5F333623EbEcE7026932fa5039eE6, wallet 0xBAD deposited $3.8M for an $ASTER short position valued at $18M.