James Wynn | Crypto

Metaplanet plans to own 100,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2026, James Wynn lost $25 million in a Bitcoin bet: Hodler’s Digest Metaplanet, also known as Japans Strategy, has updated its Bitcoin acquisition plans to acquiring 100,000 BTC by the end of 2026. Metaplanet on June 6 posted its new Bitcoin plan, increasing its previous target of 21,000 BTC. Our previous target to hold 21,000 BTC by the end of 2026 has now been dramatically revised upward. We now aim to hold 100,000 BTC by that time, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said in an announcement posted on X. Read more

Wynn has asked the crypto community for donations to help him fight the “market-making cabal” that he says is hunting for his liquidation. Multimillionaire cryptocurrency trader James Wynn has opened a second leveraged Bitcoin position for nearly $100 million, just days after being liquidated from a similar trade. According to blockchain data aggregator Hypurrscan, the position is set to be liquidated if Bitcoin (BTC) falls below $103,630 and is currently showing an unrealized loss of over $592,000. The trade comes less than a week after Wynn’s previous $100 million position was liquidated on May 30, when BTC briefly dipped below a 10-day low of $105,000. Read more

Crypto trader James Wynn has pushed his Hyperliquid Bitcoin long to $1.25 billion using 40x leverage, but suffered a $29M hit following Trump’s tariff shock. Well-known Hyperliquid trader James Wynn has increased his 40x leverage long Bitcoin bet to $1.25 billion after closing his $PEPE position for a $25.2 million profit. On May 24, Lookonchain reported that Wynn entered an 11,588 BTC position with an average entry price of $108,243 and a liquidation level of $105,180. The move came hours after Wynn exited his Ether (ETH) and Sui (SUI) longs at a $5.3 million loss. At the time, he used the proceedings to double down on Bitcoin (BTC), increasing his position to 11,070 BTC. Read more