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Trader mk4 Holds Largest NEAR Long on Hyperliquid, Up $17.55M

Trader mk4 holds the largest NEAR position on Hyperliquid, a 10x long of 5.838 million NEAR tokens worth $31.28 million, opened at an average price of $2.35 with the token now at $5.36 — an unrealized gain of $17.55 million. The position accounts for 7.68% of open interest in NEAR and is his only long. NEAR is up 187% this month; mk4 opened in early September.

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A single 10x long representing 7.68% of NEAR's open interest on one venue is a concentration worth noting: it makes this trader's exit decisions a structural factor for that order book, not just a personal P&L story. The gain is already large relative to the position's size, and the token's 187% monthly move means funding costs on a 10x long have likely compounded alongside the upside. Whether the position is trimmed, and how the rest of Hyperliquid's NEAR open interest reacts if it is, is the open question.

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