Andrew Tate’s YZY Short Nets $16K Profit While Hyperliquid Bleeds $700K in Crypto Rollercoaster

Crypto influencer Andrew Tate just demonstrated why trading remains a brutal game of winners and losers—even when you're right.

The $16K Win That Barely Counts

Tate's YZY short position pulled in a solid $16,000 gain, proving the controversial figure still knows how to play momentum. But that win gets utterly dwarfed by what happened next.

The $700K Hyperliquid Disaster

While the YZY trade clicked, Hyperliquid positions got absolutely hammered—bleeding nearly $700,000 in a stunning reversal. One step forward, ten steps back. Classic crypto leverage trap—where one lucky bet gets vaporized by a single bad move.

Another day, another seven-figure lesson in why most traders should just HODL. But hey—at least it's not boring.

Kanye West’s recently launched YZY token quickly grabbed attention in the crypto space.

It shot up 1,400% shortly after its launch, but has significantly declined over 74% from its peak. Top wallets made $24.5 million in profits, while other traders saw mixed results. 

Initially, the token’s market value surged to $3 billion, but it has now plummeted to $87 million, with price down 33% in the past 24 hours.

Andrew Tate Makes $16k From YZY Trade

Andrew Tate, the controversial influencer recently opened a 3x short on YZY token, which is currently showing a profit of $16,000. However, his overall record in perpetual futures trading hasn’t been strong. 

Out of 80 trades on Hyperliquid, only 29 were profitable, giving him a win rate of 36.25%, and his cumulative losses across all trades total $699,000.

Andrew Tate(@Cobratate) opened a 3x short on $YZY at $0.8524, now sitting on a profit of $16K.

But he doesn't seem to be good at perps trading.

So far, he's made 80 trades on #Hyperliquid — only 29 were profitable (win rate: 36.25%) — with total losses of $699K.… pic.twitter.com/ZvR9QZEVEk

Insider Wins and Trader Losses From YZY

Kanye West’s new YZY token has insiders making big moves. Only YZY was added to the liquidity pool with no USDC, which allowed early participants to influence the token’s price.

Other traders have also lost money on the token. One whale lost $500K in less than two hours, buying nearly 1 million $YZY at $1.56 and selling at $1.06. Another trader tried two 3x Leveraged long positions and ended up losing $159K. He is also trying for a third attempt. 

Meanwhile, an insider made over $3 million on YZY token, while another trader, who had partial insider info, initially lost $710K on a wrong purchase but quickly recovered the same amount with the correct $YZY.

This guy clearly had insider info about @kanyewest launching a token—but only part of it.

He bought the wrong $YZY and lost $710K!

40 minutes ago, he spent 761K $USDC on the real $YZY, and now sits on a profit of over $710K — making back his loss.https://t.co/3zGPtTxFx2 pic.twitter.com/ppvJThCiDw

Andrew Tate’s Wild Ride in Crypto

Andrew Tate has a history of risky crypto moves. His Daddy Tate (DADDY) token soared to $125 million before crashing to $18 million. Another coin, Andrew Tate’s Dog (G), didn’t last long. Even his big ethereum bets have ended in losses.

Tate joined other celebrities promoting solana memecoins, backing over 10 tokens with little to no real value. Most of them quickly lost around 99% of their price, and some reportedly had up to 30% of their supply controlled by insiders.