Druckenmiller puts $88 million into Bitdeer and Hyperliquid as crypto exposure grows

Stanley Druckenmiller's Duquesne Family Office disclosed $88 million in crypto holdings in its Q2 13F filing, buying $64.7 million of Bitdeer Technologies and $23.1 million of Hyperliquid Strategies.

The 13F filing, submitted to the SEC in August, shows Duquesne acquired 4.1 million Bitdeer shares at an average price of $12.26, making the bitcoin miner one of the largest holdings in the billionaire's AI and digital assets portfolio. Bitdeer manufactures cryptocurrency mining hardware and operates data centers in the U.S. and internationally.

The Bitdeer position aligns with moves by Jane Street and Ken Griffin's Citadel, which also increased their BTDR holdings in Q2. Jane Street now holds over $112 million worth of shares, acquired almost fully in the quarter. Bitdeer recently closed a 16-year, $4.7 billion AI deal for 121MW at Norway's Tydal campus and broke ground in Nevada on a plant to produce 10,000 Sealminer units monthly by next year. The company's Q2 results showed quarter-over-quarter net and gross loss percentages decreasing, with revenue topping $228.8 million.

Druckenmiller's Hyperliquid Strategies stake — 2.9 million shares valued at $23.1 million — provides indirect access to the HYPE token through the largest HYPE-focused digital asset treasury company. The firm aims to generate compounding shareholder returns through staking, yield optimization, and active ecosystem engagement that individual holders cannot replicate. HYPE recently rose to record highs after President Donald Trump revealed that CFTC Chairman Michael Selig was working to bring Hyperliquid into the United States in a fully compliant and legal fashion. PURR rallied over 20 percent on the news, benefiting other holders including BlackRock, State Street, and Citadel, which also increased their PURR holdings in Q2, according to hedge fund tracker Hedgefollow.

The disclosure marks one of the most significant traditional finance endorsements of crypto infrastructure this year. Druckenmiller, who previously predicted stablecoins would power the future of global payments, has now put direct capital behind both bitcoin mining and DeFi treasury vehicles. The move could draw additional institutional attention to the sector as regulatory clarity improves, with Hyperliquid's potential U.S. entry and Bitdeer's expanding AI data center business providing concrete growth narratives for both positions. For BTDR specifically, the combination of Druckenmiller's endorsement, Jane Street's $112 million position, and the company's $4.7 billion AI contract could support further upside as the miner transitions from pure bitcoin mining toward high-performance computing.

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