An alleged Hyperliquid whale, identified as former BitForex CEO Garrett Jin, has denied any ties to President Donald Trump or insider trading as suggested by pseudonymous onchain sleuth “Eye” on X. 

Eye asserted that Jin orchestrated a trade that netted him over $150 million in profit, also sharing his professional background and a picture of Jin in his post on X. 

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) commented that he was “not sure” of the validity of these claims, adding that he hoped “someone can cross check.”

This story is an excerpt from the Unchained Daily newsletter.

“Thanks for sharing my personal and private information. To clarify, I have no connection with the Trump family or Donald Trump — this isn’t insider trading,” wrote Jin in an X post. 

Zhao’s call for someone to verify those claims came through in the form of a reply from blockchain sleuth ZachXBT, who noted that the only direct connection between Jin’s wallets and the whale entity was a 40,000 USDT transfer.

“Everything else in this post is unconfirmed theories. It seems more likely to be a friend of Jin,” said ZachXBT.