{"id":505,"date":"2025-05-22T12:08:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/from-pepe-to-billions-meet-cryptos-boldest-whale-james-wynn\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:08:18","slug":"from-pepe-to-billions-meet-cryptos-boldest-whale-james-wynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/from-pepe-to-billions-meet-cryptos-boldest-whale-james-wynn\/","title":{"rendered":"From PEPE to Billions: meet crypto\u2019s boldest whale James Wynn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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James Wynn recently grabbed headlines with a $1.1 billion long position on BTCPERP via HyperLiquid. But who is the trader behind this bold move and what other high-stakes plays has he made? More importantly, which coin is he betting on now?<\/p>\n

James Wynn, who recently placed a $1.1 billion bet on Bitcoin (BTC) perps on HyperLiquid, identifies<\/a> as a \u201chigh-risk leverage trader and memecoin maxi\u201d on X. He built this position starting with just a $400K margin about five days ago, steadily increasing his exposure and eventually leveraging 40 times to control the $1.1 bet. He entered the position at an average BTC price of roughly $108K, according to Coinglass<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Source: Hyperliquid whatle tracker \/ 0x507 | Coinglass<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trade has since suffered extreme volatility, with the position showing a paper profit of $17 million at one point before swinging into a $15.6 million unrealized loss. Despite this, the position currently holds a profit of approximately $14 million, with Bitcoin trading above $110K. Wynn\u2019s liquidation price sits near $95,805, meaning his position remains safe for now. <\/p>\n

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Wynn started trading on HyperLiquid around two months ago. During this period, he executed 32 leveraged trades on various currencies, including trades on Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) and Official Trump (TRUMP), where he reportedly earned $4.8 million and $6.8 million, respectively, earlier this month. <\/p>\n

Wynn also claims to have spotted opportunities early, like identifying<\/a> Pepe coin (PEPE) as a buy when its market cap was just $600K. <\/p>\n

Wynn\u2019s latest bet <\/a>is Moonpig (MOONPIG), an $80M marketcap memecoin that\u2019s rallying 120% at press time.<\/p>\n

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I was born in the trenches.<\/p>\n

Scraping by week by week for a 2x here and 4x there.<\/p>\n

Then the #1 meme in the world propped up in front of me on iToken as I was looking for micro cap meme coins<\/p>\n

Loved it, community formed right away with belief, I knew it was the one.<\/p>\n

Aped\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/8SaNNJmQs3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 James Wynn \ud83d\udc33 (@JamesWynnReal) May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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