BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes revealed that he has offloaded his Worldcoin (WLD) holdings, just days after shilling the OpenAI-linked token. He cited SpaceX’s pre-IPO stock downtrend performance, suggesting it was the reason for this decision.
Hayes Offloads Worldcoin, Alludes To SpaceX’s Pre-IPO Stock
In an X post, the BitMEX co-founder said that he had dumped his WLD holdings. “I’m out. See y’all at the clerb,” he said. He also alluded to the SpaceX pre-IPO stock on Hyperliquid, stating that the “chart was going in the wrong direction.”
It is worth noting that Hayes has, in recent days, shilled Worldcoin and cited the SpaceX IPO as the reason he was bullish on the AI token. In an earlier X post, he said, “That outperformance is
$WLD. Never bet against Elon.”
That outperformance is $WLD. Never bet against Elon … pic.twitter.com/gZLJbYnenT
— Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) June 5, 2026
The BitMEX founder had also mentioned earlier that he would hold WLD through SpaceX’s listing next week because he believes the IPO is going to “melt people’s faces off.” However, that hasn’t been the case as he has now offloaded his coins ahead of the June 12 IPO.
The Worldcoin price has dropped significantly amid Hayes’ revelation that he has dumped his WLD holdings. The token is currently trading at around $0.43, down over 18% in the last 24 hours, according to TradingView data.
ZachXBT Calls Out Arthur Hayes
On-chain sleuth ZachXBT called out the BitMEX co-founder, asking how much exit liquidity he had created from his followers over the past couple of days. He noted that first it was NEAR, HYPE, and ZEC, and now WLD.
As CoinGape reported, Hayes sold his entire holdings in HYPE, ZEC, and NEAR earlier this week. ZachXBT highlighted several of Hayes’s recent X posts in which he shilled WLD and said that he was going to hold the token because “Lord Elon” will pump his bags, likely in reference to the SpaceX IPO.
The BitMEX founder also said that WLD was going to $10 because of the AI trade, with AI appearing to be grabbing the liquidity at the moment. In response to ZachXBT, Hayes said that he sold to a willing seller at a price. “Prices could be higher and then I would be called a dumb ass. I just happened to call it right this time as it regards to my trading goals,” he added.
ZachXBT further highlighted that he had been shilling the token days ago, with targets way higher than its current price, and then he went on to exit his WLD position shortly after.
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