Arthur Hayes, former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange BITMEX, further stated: hype After a three-month hiatus, the token was added to his portfolio. On-chain data reveals that crypto investors purchased $19,227 hype Wednesday worth about $499,000.
Hayes sold everything hype September tokens, approximately 96,628 hype He bought the token ($5.1 million) that he bought a month ago. On-chain data revealed that the entrepreneur earned a profit of 19.2%, or approximately $823,000, from the token sale.
Mr. Hayes records profits on cryptocurrency investment in 2025
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— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) January 14, 2026
At that time, Hayes revealed He said he offloaded his digital assets to buy a new Ferrari. Maelstrom officials sparked backlash from traders who accused them of pumping hype 1 month before moving out.
haze later refuted The claim revealed that the sale was related to concerns raised by his company. An experienced market analyst predicted this at the WebX Summit on August 25th: hype He also called Hyperliquid a decentralized Binance, claiming it has the potential to capture Binance-level trading share.
Hayes revealed that last year's trading performance was strong, with liquidity direction increasing by the end of the year. He said his goal is to cover expenses with trading profits, something he has done several times by 2025.
Although Hayes was profitable, recognized That he made some bad deals. He revealed that his biggest loss was trading PUMP right after the token was launched.
Hayes claims he made money solely from trading TRUMP and plans to stay away from meme coins this year. He revealed that he only profited from the trade. hype, BTCPendle, ETHFI.
This investor reported that 33% of his trades were profitable, and winning trades had an average profit of 8.5x compared to losing trades. Hayes is confident he can grow this year by focusing on his strengths and taking large medium-term positions based on clear macro liquidity theory to support his thesis.
Maelstrom starts 2026 with near maximum risk exposure
haze said Last week, Maelstrom announced it was starting the year with maximum risk. He revealed that the investment fund will extend the aggressive stance it adopted in the second half of 2025.
The entrepreneur also acknowledged that the fund still has a lot of risky assets. Hayes confirmed that Maelstrom will primarily focus on privacy coins such as Zcash and emerging decentralized finance digital assets, which currently lead the portfolio.
Hayes claimed that this year's focus is on privacy tokens. He admitted that he had already taken a long position in the digital asset and entered at a good price in the third quarter of 2025, and believes that ZEC will be in privacy beta.
“While Maelstrom enters 2026 with almost the maximum risk, we will continue to invest surplus funds from various financial transactions in Bitcoin, but the stability position of the dollar is very low.”
–Arthur HayesCo-founder of BITMEX.
Maelstrom's 2026 stance is a departure from its public position early last year, when Hayes predicted: BTC It will plummet to $70,000. He argued at the time that the decline would be caused by the financial crisis before the resumption of quantitative easing.
Maelstrom de-risked in late January 2025, but added risk in April and began going long from a full crypto exposure perspective. haze said The fund was loaded in December as interest rates began to fall and the Fed began expanding its reserves.
Hayes is betting that surging nominal GDP, US deficit spending, and the inevitable increase in money printing by the Federal Reserve will push crypto prices higher this year. He also argued that geopolitical tensions caused by the US intervention in Venezuela will support digital assets. The crypto investor believes the US will stimulate the economy with credit to keep oil prices in check.
