James Wynn's story in his own words: How I Moved $1.2 Billion in 47 Minutes
I’ve been here before—cornered, exposed, with the market closing in like a storm. But this time was different. This time, I walked out before the walls collapsed.
I exited a $1.2 billion Bitcoin position in just 47 minutes. Not because I panicked, but because I saw what was coming. I entered at $108,921. I got out at $107,746. Yes, I took a $13.4 million hit. But I kept my edge—and more importantly, my capital. Across the board, I’m still $8.45 million in profit. I didn't win by guessing right. I survived by moving first.
The hours before the exit were surreal. I posted a few warnings online—signals for those who could read them. My liquidation was $104K. If the price crossed that, everything unraveled. It didn’t—but it came far too close.
Hyperliquid’s funding drained me constantly. The cost wasn’t just emotional. It was literal—bleeding by the second. But I didn’t freeze. I didn’t wait. I moved. That’s the difference between surviving and vanishing in this market.
