According to Bloomberg, over the past month, a wallet associated with cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute has secured approximately 76% of top-tier priority data auction positions on Hyperliquid, according to blockchain analysis platform Loris Tools. The mechanism allows traders to pay to preview incoming buy and sell orders before the exchange processes them, gaining milliseconds to adjust prices. The concentration has raised questions about whether the system favors large trading firms over smaller participants.
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