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    James Wynn Faces $1M Unrealized Loss Despite Holding $80M in BTC

    Story Highlights
    • High-stakes trader James Wynn loses $25M on a massive 40x Bitcoin bet, facing $1M in unrealized losses amid volatile market moves.

    • Binance’s CZ suggests dark pool DEXs for better privacy and fairness, aiming to reduce liquidations caused by order visibility and front-running.

    High-stakes crypto trader James Wynn is once again in the spotlight after losing $25 million on a massive Bitcoin bet. Wynn, known for swinging enormous trades on the Hyperliquid platform, was liquidated for 240 BTC despite trying to manually adjust his position to avoid it. Still holding 770 BTC, worth over $80 million, he now faces nearly $1 million in unrealized losses on his latest 40x long trade as per Hypurrscan data

    He went viral after turning $0 into $87 million in just 70 days through his bold and risky trades. He made millions betting on meme coins like PEPE and TRUMP, and even had a massive $1.14 billion long position on Bitcoin that showed $39 million in profits. 

    From Billion-Dollar Bets to Blame

    This loss follows a wild trading streak where Wynn had earlier placed a $1.25 billion leveraged bet on Bitcoin after a $29 million loss, only to flip positions with a $110 million short the very next day. By May 29, reports from Lookonchain and Arkham Intelligence revealed Wynn had hemorrhaged $100 million in a single week. His most recent $100M long position also failed, further intensifying the drama.

    Now, Wynn alleges the market is being manipulated against him and has even called for donations to help fund his mission to expose this “rigged” system.

    CZ Floats Dark Pool DEX Solution

    In the wake of Wynn’s massive liquidation, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao chimed in, proposing a dark pool DEX to address transparency issues in perpetual trading. According to CZ, the real-time visibility of orders on DEXs enables front-running and slippage, worsening liquidations like Wynn’s. He believes dark pools, long used in traditional finance, could offer privacy and fairness to large traders.

    This million-dollar wipeout is a stark lesson for all crypto users to invest their funds with proper research and not to follow the trading strategies of influencers.

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    FAQs

    Who is James Wynn in the crypto world?

    James Wynn is a high-stakes crypto trader known for making massive, leveraged bets on platforms like Hyperliquid, gaining notoriety for both significant profits and substantial losses.

    What happened to James Wynn?

    James Wynn lost $25M after a massive Bitcoin liquidation and faces nearly $1M in unrealized losses on leveraged trades.

    What kind of trades did James Wynn make before his losses?

    Wynn placed massive leveraged bets, including a $1.25 billion Bitcoin long and profitable trades on meme coins like PEPE and TRUMP.

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