Key Takeaways:
- An Ethereum whale sold 10,000 ETH after 900+ days, realizing a $2.75M profit but missing a potential $27.6M gain when ETH peaked.
- A wallet tied to World Liberty Financial, linked to Donald Trump, sold ETH at a significant loss—realizing ~$8M from ETH bought at much higher prices.
- Amid market volatility, one whale deposited 10,000 ETH to protect a $300M position, while another lost 67,570 ETH ($106M) in a DeFi liquidation.
An Ethereum whale has sold 10,000 ETH after holding it for over 900 days, missing out on a potential $27.6 million profit.
The investor initially bought the ETH in late 2022 for around $12.95 million at an average price of $1,295.
After holding $ETH for over 900 days, a whale finally capitulated — selling all 10,000 $ETH($15.71M) today.
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) April 8, 2025
The whale originally bought 10,000 $ETH($12.95M) at an average of $1,295 on Oct 4 and Nov 14, 2022.
He didn't sell when $ETH broke through $4,000.
But today, he exited… pic.twitter.com/KY7TZ02az4
Despite Ethereum peaking at $4,015 in December 2023, the whale did not sell, eventually exiting at $1,578 per ETH for a modest $2.75 million profit, according to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain.
Currently, ETH is trading near $1,426 after a 24% drop this week, attributed to market fears over global tariffs announced by the Trump administration.
In related news, World Liberty Financial (WLF)—a crypto project linked to Donald Trump—also sold 5,471 ETH for $8.01 million at a significant loss.
Has Trump's World Liberty(@worldlibertyfi) started selling $ETH at a loss?
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) April 9, 2025
According to Arkham, a wallet possibly linked to #WorldLiberty sold 5,471 $ETH($8.01M) at $1,465 30 minutes ago.#WorldLiberty previously spent ~$210M to buy 67,498 $ETH at an average price of $3,259,… pic.twitter.com/jPMqCiADvt
WLF had reportedly acquired 67,498 ETH at an average of $3,259, representing a large unrealized loss of around $125 million.
Other whales have also moved amid the volatility.
One deposited 10,000 ETH to prevent liquidation of a $300 million position, while another was liquidated on the DeFi platform Sky, losing 67,570 ETH valued at about $106 million.
The recent activity highlights growing pressure among large holders during the crypto market downturn.
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