Arthur Hayes Dumps Entire HYPE and NEAR Stack Days After $100,000 HYPE Bet

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, has revealed that he sold his entire Hyperliquid (HYPE) and NEAR Protocol (NEAR) holdings.

The move follows a stretch of high-conviction posts, including a $100,000 charitable wager that the token would outperform every other top-ten asset by year’s end.

Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) has dumped 247,334 $HYPE ($18.02M) and an unknown amount of $NEAR.Interestingly, the sale comes shortly after Arthur publicly challenged @KyleSamani to a $100K charity bet, claiming that $HYPE will outperform every other top-10 cryptocurrency by… https://t.co/AoaN5klG0W pic.twitter.com/JDqsZ9CK2u

— Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) June 4, 2026

Arthur Hayes Bets Liquidates HYPE and NEAR Positions

Hayes has long been bullish on HYPE and even recently forecasted that NEAR could go “for da moon.” In April, BeInCrypto reported that Hayes had accumulated over 26,000 HYPE tokens, worth roughly $1.1 million. He also set a price target of $150, predicting HYPE would overtake Solana (SOL).

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Hey @KyleSamani maybe you were busy last time I pinged you. Let's do a gentleman's charitable bet. I put $100k on the line to a charity of your choice that $HYPE outperforms any other current top ten crypto in USD terms from now until year end. Who is your champion? pic.twitter.com/fE0tk6XFlj

— Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) June 1, 2026

Hayes announced the sale in a post on X (formerly Twitter), promising a fuller explanation next week. Still, the executive outlined four reasons in the post. 

He pointed to higher energy prices due to the Iran war and to inventory restocking. Hayes also flagged three large artificial intelligence (AI) initial public offerings (IPOs) expected before early Q3. 

Furthermore, he predicted President Donald Trump would turn against AI to help Republicans win the midterm elections. He expects markets to top between now and September, framing the sale as profit-taking before the peak.

Nonetheless, the executive still continues to be bullish on some assets. Yesterday, he posted a bullish call on Worldcoin (WLD), targeting $10 per token.

“The SpaceX IPO is going to melt people’s faces off. Holding the WLD through the listing next week,” he posted.

The Reality Test essay, due next week, should clarify whether Hayes is timing a top or rotating capital. For now, his actions and his words point in different directions.

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