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Did a crypto hedge fund blow up? | No | 2026-05-15
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echo -n "Did a crypto hedge fund blow up? | No | 2026-05-15" | shasum -a 256 | cut -c1-8Web searches confirm existence of qualifying funds like Laurore Ltd ($436M IBIT, 100% portfolio) and Al Warda Investments ($408M, 100%) in Q4 2025, but no evidence or news of any such fund reducing to <=$10M in Q1 2026 as of April 17, 2026; Q1 13Fs not yet public but absence of blow-up reports post-February speculation indicates low likelihood. True probability of 'No' exceeds 80% given specific criteria and no catalysts for extreme liquidation, making buy No at 65¢ actionable with strong edge (~1 month to resolution). Market misprices Yes at 35% based on outdated HK fund crash rumors without confirmation.
The analyst's claim that the 'Yes' price is overvalued at 35% is contradicted by web search results. The market is about a specific, quantifiable 13F filing condition, not about a fund 'blowing up' in the colloquial sense. The search results show significant institutional selling of IBIT in Q4 2025, with major funds like Brevan Howard, Farallon Capital, and D.E. Shaw reducing their IBIT holdings by 52-85%. While the exact holdings values aren't provided, these are multi-billion dollar funds, and such massive reductions could plausibly bring a fund's IBIT holdings from over $250M to under $10M, meeting the market's criteria. The 'Yes' price at 35% reflects this real, public information about Q4 2025 sales, making the analyst's '0% true probability' assessment incorrect. The crowd's 35% probability is reasonable given the known data.
The market's resolution criteria are extremely specific, requiring a fund to hold ≥$250M in IBIT (≥25% allocation) in Q3/Q4 2025 and then drop to ≤$10M in Q1 2026 13F filings. Recent 13F data shows institutional trimming (e.g., Brevan Howard reduced to ~$220M), but no fund has come close to the ≤$10M liquidation threshold. With no major crypto hedge fund blowups reported and ambiguity in resolution rules favoring 'No', the true probability of 'No' exceeds 90%, making buying 'No' at $0.65 a highly favorable trade before the May 15 deadline.
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