These 3 Trading Firms Still Bet on a Bitcoin and Ethereum Drop Despite the Rally

NewsMon, 24 Aug 2026 18:55:58 UTC2 hours ago
These 3 Trading Firms Still Bet on a Bitcoin and Ethereum Drop Despite the Rally

TL;DR:

  • Abraxas Capital, Fasanara Capital, and Wintermute hold combined short positions of 138,569 ETH and 3,425 BTC on the Hyperliquid platform.
  • The joint unrealized losses of these positions reached approximately $75 million following recent market price surges.
  • Abraxas Capital executed spot market hedges through withdrawals of 73,872 ETH from Binance over a four-day period.

Three renowned institutional trading firms maintain open short positions valued at over $600 million against Bitcoin and Ethereum this Monday, according to on-chain reports.

The decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid recorded a significant open interest volume in bearish positions, even as major digital asset prices experienced rallies over the past 24 hours. On-chain records disclosed by Lookonchain place Abraxas Capital, Fasanara Capital, and Wintermute as the primary institutional holders of these positions.

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