James Wynn, a high-risk trader, has taken the crypto world by storm: from turning a few million dollars into a $100 million Bitcoin fortune in just a month, to losing it all in a single week. His wild ride in the world of perpetual contracts (perps) and his confessions about how he handled that success have left many stunned and curious.
Let’s dive in and see what happened behind the scenes of James Wynn’s rollercoaster journey.
In a recent tweet post, James Wynn said that he wasn’t always trading big. Before diving into Bitcoin perps, he was better known for calling out meme coins, where he made headlines by calling out Pepe Coin when it was worth only $600,000.
His bet on Pepe turned into a huge success story, earning him an impressive eight-figure profit. This early win gave him confidence and a reputation as a risk-taker in the crypto community.
In March, James took his trading game up a notch, shifting from meme coins to Bitcoin perpetuals. Surprisingly, in just one month, he turned a starting balance of around $3 million into a jaw-dropping $100 million.
His success was widely visible thanks to blockchain tracking, and he quickly gathered hundreds of thousands of followers eager to watch his next move.
As James Wynn’s fame grew, so did the pressure. He felt he had to prove himself after turning $3 million into $100 million. But instead of careful trading, he started gambling, trying to get back the money he lost. He didn’t see the huge numbers on the screen as real money anymore.
On May 19, Wynn made a risky Bitcoin trade using 40x leverage, starting with 5,520 BTC. He later added more Bitcoin, ending up with over 9,300 BTC, worth over $1 billion. At one point, he was up by $10 million.
But when the U.S. tariff news hit, prices dropped fast. Wynn lost $60 million in one day. Even though he still had $25 million from earlier, in just a week, all his $100 million gains were gone, lost on the HyperLiquid platform.
Despite the pain of losing so much, Wynn hasn’t lost his sense of humor. He even joked about using his affiliate link for those still wanting to trade, but his story is a reminder of the risks and rewards that come with high-stakes trading.
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