Arthur Hayes, co‑founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom, rejected on June 6 2026 accusations that he leveraged his X presence to create exit liquidity for his own trades in Zcash, NEAR Protocol and Hyperliquid.
Allegations and Their Source
آن-چین تجزیہ کار ZachXBT نے ایک تھریڈ پوسٹ کیا جس میں دعویٰ کیا گیا کہ Hayes نے اپنی پوزیشن ختم کرنے سے پہلے تین کرپٹو اثاثوں کو فروغ دیا، جس سے پیروکاروں کو نقصان ہوا ہے۔ The tweet, dated June 6, featured a screenshot of Hayes’ recent posts and asked, “How much exit liquidity was created from your followers over the past couple days?” اس الزام نے خاص طور پر ZEC، NEAR اور متعلقہ ٹوکنز کی قیمتوں کی نقل و حرکت کو نشانہ بنایا۔
Hayes’ Rebuttal
Hayes responded that he never manages other investors’ capital nor dispenses financial advice, emphasizing that his X updates merely reflect his personal portfolio actions. اس نے قارئین پر زور دیا کہ وہ آزادانہ تحقیق کریں، یہ بتاتے ہوئے کہ وہ کبھی بھی کسی کو کرپٹو کرنسی خریدنے، بیچنے یا رکھنے کی ہدایت نہیں کرتا ہے۔
He further challenged critics to locate any explicit instruction he gave about how followers should allocate their money, noting that his comments are solely disclosures of his own market activity. Hayes also highlighted that roughly 70 %‑90 % of his predictions miss the mark, arguing that successful investing does not depend on a high win rate but on strategic position sizing.
ممکنہ مارکیٹ اثر
If investors acted on Hayes’ posts and subsequently sold at lower prices, the resulting liquidity drain could depress the market price of Zcash, NEAR Protocol and Hyperliquid tokens. اس طرح کے منظر نامے سے کرپٹو سرمایہ کاروں کا اعتماد ختم ہو سکتا ہے جو سوشل میڈیا پلیٹ فارمز پر بااثر شخصیات کو ٹریک کرتے ہیں۔
Nevertheless, Hayes’ denial underscores the broader debate about the responsibility of high‑profile crypto personalities and the importance of independent due diligence for market participants.