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Reports link Hayes trading-book closure to token sales
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Published 2026-10-24 08:38 UTCUpdated 2026-10-24 15:31 UTC
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Overview
Reports published within the past 24 hours connect Arthur Hayes’s reported closure of Maelstrom’s directional trading book with substantial token sales identified by Lookonchain. The reports cite differing totals and ETH amounts, while both describe Hayes as expecting further market weakness before a recovery.
Entities
MaelstromEthereumArthur HayesETH
Why now
- Both reports were published within the stated 24-hour window.
- The sales reports coincide with comments about possible near-term market weakness.
Why it matters
- The reports connect a prominent crypto trader with sizable token sales.
- The reported totals and ETH amounts differ between sources.
Evidence assessment
Recurring claims
- Arthur Hayes reportedly closed Maelstrom’s directional trading book, citing macroeconomic and geopolitical risks.
- Reports link Hayes to large token sales, with Crypto.News citing $22.28 million across Ethereum and six other tokens and Cointelegraph citing $26 million including 8,000 ETH.
- The reports say Hayes expects the market to decline before recovering.
How sources frame it
- Crypto.News: neutral
- Cointelegraph: neutral
Two reports describe Hayes-linked selling, but cite different aggregate sale estimates.
All evidence
All evidence
Cointelegraph markets report on Hayes’s crypto sales
cointelegraph.com · cointelegraph.com · 2026-10-24 15:31 UTC
Crypto.News report on Hayes and Maelstrom token sales
crypto.news · crypto.news · 2026-10-24 08:38 UTC
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