Hyperliquid whales bank about $5M as HYPE slides below $78
Four large Hyperliquid wallets reportedly accumulated roughly $5 million in profits during October, while HYPE has since fallen sharply from reported sale levels.
Four large Hyperliquid wallets reportedly accumulated roughly $5 million in profits during October, while HYPE has since fallen sharply from reported sale levels. Hyperliquid (HYPE) is trading at ₹7,396 ($78.17), up 0.4% since this brief published. This is an original Token Times brief synthesising 2 outlets (Blockonomi, U.Today), with their figures cross-checked, plus live market data, as of Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:00:01 UTC.
The reported sales show large holders monetizing an earlier HYPE rally just as the token enters a broader market decline. HYPE weakness and declining protocol TVL could increase scrutiny of whale positioning and Hyperliquid’s near-term market activity.
- Four wallets reportedly made about $5 million during October’s rally
- One wallet realized $2.39 million after selling near $94-$95
- HYPE trades at $77.85, down 7.56% over 24 hours
- Hyperliquid TVL stands at $1.78 billion, down 11.1% weekly
Blockonomi and U.Today agree that Hyperliquid-associated whales collectively secured approximately $5 million following a period of HYPE strength. Blockonomi attributes the estimate to Santiment and identifies four wallets, while U.Today also characterizes the result as a roughly $5 million exit. Blockonomi provides additional wallet-level detail: one account reportedly earned $2.39 million by selling near $94-$95. U.Today instead emphasizes Stanley Druckenmiller’s prior endorsement of Hyperliquid technology and frames that attention as creating the opportunity for the whales to exit; no numerical conflict appears between the outlets.
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- Hyperliquid whales bank about $5M as HYPE slides below $78 — this brief
Santiment data cited by Blockonomi indicates that four 
Hyperliquid whale wallets generated approximately $5 million in profits during HYPE’s October rally. The figure was also reported by U.Today, making the aggregate amount the central point of agreement across the two available outlets. The coverage concerns completed sales and profits attributed to the wallets rather than a new announcement from Hyperliquid itself.
Blockonomi provides the most granular account of the activity. According to those Santiment-based figures, one wallet realized about $2.39 million after selling HYPE near $94 to $95. Before closing its position, that wallet reportedly sold approximately $225,000 worth of HYPE every five minutes, indicating a highly regular selling schedule during the rally.
U.Today focuses more on the timing and market attention surrounding the transactions, describing the roughly $5 million whale exit as an opportunity created after Stanley Druckenmiller’s endorsement of Hyperliquid technology in the preceding week. Blockonomi also references Druckenmiller’s disclosed investment, but the available summary does not specify its size or structure. Neither outlet contradicts the other, and both support the same $5 million aggregate figure; the difference is primarily emphasis rather than conflicting data.
The reported transactions occurred against the backdrop of an earlier rally, with one highlighted sale range above the token’s current market price. The available coverage does not establish that these whale sales caused the subsequent reversal, so the transactions are best viewed as documented profit-taking during stronger conditions. Their regular cadence and the scale of the gains nevertheless make the wallets relevant markers of large-holder activity.
Live data show HYPE at $77.85, down 7.56% over 24 hours and 17.48% over seven days, with a market capitalization of $18.64 billion. DeFiLlama lists Hyperliquid’s TVL at $1.78 billion, an 11.1% weekly decline. The broader crypto market is also broadly down: total capitalization stands at $2.62 trillion, 
Bitcoin has fallen 5.20% over 24 hours, and the Fear & Greed index is 50, or Neutral. The main points to watch are whether HYPE stabilizes near current levels, whether TVL continues to contract, and whether the tracked wallets resume selling.
What profits did the Hyperliquid whales reportedly make?
Santiment figures cited by Blockonomi put the four wallets’ combined profits at about $5 million during October. U.Today also reported the approximate $5 million figure.
Since this brief published about 2 hours ago, Hyperliquid (HYPE) has moved from ₹7,366.18$77.85 to ₹7,396.46$78.17 — +0.41%.
The chart plots HYPE's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 HYPE ≈ ₹8,087.47 (about $78.17), down 6.3% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 9.3% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
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Hyperliquid whales bank about $5M as HYPE slides below $78 — questions & answers
How much is 1 Hyperliquid worth in rupee today?
About ₹8,087.47 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $78.17. The rupee price moves with both HYPE's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our Hyperliquid in rupee page for any amount.
Has Hyperliquid's price moved since this brief was published?
HYPE is up 0.41% since this brief first published — trading at ₹7,396 ($78.17) now versus ₹7,366 ($77.85) at publication. Token Times re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from Blockonomi, U.Today, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
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