Cryptocurrency trader James Wynn, who bet over $1 billion on bitcoin, has been liquidated for more than $118 million due to bitcoin's dip below $105,000.
Wynn has been liquidated on four positions totaling 1,134 BTC and has an open position with 40x leverage on the DEX Hyperliquid with an unrealized loss of $4.7 million.
Wynn's leverage long Bitcoin position increased to $1.25 billion, but bitcoin's decline led to his liquidation in multiple positions as the asset's price dropped.
Wynn expressed his belief in buying and holding bitcoin in cold storage after his liquidation, stating that his experience exposed corruption in the crypto markets.