Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer and social media influencer, on June 11, 2025, posted a screenshot of a 138.5% profit from a leveraged Ethereum long position on Hyperliquid along with his personal referral code, which allowed blockchain users to identify and track his on-chain wallet address

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On Tuesday, Tate shared a screenshot of an Ethereum long position with 25x leverage on Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetuals exchange (DEX). The trade showed a mark price of $2,655.3 against an entry at $2,515.9, with an unrealized gain of about $22,000—equivalent to a +138.5% return.

On June 11, the influencer bragged about a 138% gain in his leveraged ETH long position. In a now-deleted post, Tate shared the profit percentage notification along with his Hyperliquid referral code. Because Hyperliquid is a decentralized exchange, traders were able to easily uncover his wallet address and scrutinize his trading activity.

Andrew Tate just showed his hyperliquid trade that was 138% profitable to promote his reflink. He apparently forgot that it was a DEX, so his wallet was quickly found, and it was discovered that he was $600,000 in the red.” One user tweeted after finding Tate’s wallet.

According to on-chain data from Lookonchain, the influencer and former kickboxer lost $583,000. The losses came after placing over 76 trades but managing only 27 wins, which translates to a 35.53% win rate.