Top Whale Watch: "'BTC OG Insider Whale' Nets $17 Million Unrealized Gains, 'pension-usdt.eth' Adds to Short Position, Bringing It to $63.6 Million"
BlockBeats News, January 5th, according to Coinbob Popular Address Monitor data, the long and short sides have once again started a game of chess. The "BTC OG Insider Whale" is now sitting on an unrealized gain of $11.6 million. The ETH whale group led by it has all turned losses into gains. The "Meme Coin Bear Leader" has accumulated approximately $20 million in short positions over the past seven days, and "pension-usdt.eth" has significantly shorted ETH. Specific information is as follows:
"BTC OG Insider Whale": The total unrealized gain of the account has expanded to $17 million. Its main holding is in ETH long positions, which have turned from loss to gain, with an unrealized gain of $11.95 million (9%), an average price of $3147, and a position size of approximately $650 million. It also holds profitable BTC long positions and SOL long positions. The current total position size of the account is approximately $815 million, now ranking first in long positions for ETH, BTC, and SOL on Hyperliquid.
"CZ Counterparty": The total unrealized loss has narrowed to $12.43 million, with the current ETH long position having an unrealized loss of approximately $2.46 million, a position size of about $183 million, and an average price of $3190. In addition, it also holds XRP long positions with a position size of around $83.7 million and an unrealized loss of $5.45 million. It is currently the largest XRP long position and the second largest ETH long position on Hyperliquid.
"ZEC Largest Short": The account has transitioned from profit to loss, and has continued to add to its ETH short position this morning. The current short position size is approximately $147 million, with an average price of $3239 and an unrealized gain of $1.67 million. In addition, its EZEC short position has increased its unrealized loss, with a weekly loss of $15.08 million. Its current total short position size is approximately $182 million, now the largest short position for ETH, ZEC, and MON on the platform.
"Meme Coin Bear Leader": It has been continuously adjusting its LIT short position, and the current LIT position has reached $11.2 million, with an average price of $2.70 and an unrealized loss of $0.35 million. In addition, this address has continued to add to its PEPE and XPL short positions today, with the current total position size reaching $41.38 million, an increase of nearly $20 million compared to seven days ago. This address is currently the largest LIT short on the Hyperliquid platform.
"pension-usdt.eth": Yesterday, it transferred $30 million to the Hyperliquid contract account and then opened an ETH short position with 3x leverage. The current position size has reached $63.6 million, with an average price of $3136 and a liquidation price of $4545.
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