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CryptoTokenPostKorean, translatedFiled 14 h ago

3 accounts increased short positions by $7.24 million (approximately 9.7 billion won)... amid vote counting for

Original headline724만달러(약 97억원) 숏 늘린 계정 3곳…미 중간선거 개표 중

Open the sourceReported by TokenPost, tokenpost.kr, 4 November 2026, by 정민석
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Three accounts active on Polymarket and Hyperliquid added a combined $7.2432 million in short positions across equities, equity indices and crypto on November 4 as US midterm election votes were being counted, according to TradingBeats. Two of the accounts also put a combined $377,600 into midterm-related prediction contracts, while the third adjusted index and crypto shorts and a crude oil long without new political trades. The positioning matters because it shows prediction-market and perp traders hedging or betting against risk assets during a live election count.

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US midterm elections, Hyperliquid (HYPE), Polymarket, TradingBeats

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