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Total holding value reaches $2.007 million; Arthur Hayes increases UNI position for the first time in 9 months

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, Arthur Hayes (0x6cd...47e21) received 39,000 UNI tokens from FalconX in the past hour, valued at $282,000, bringing his total UNI holdings to 284,100 tokens with a total value of $2.007 million and an average withdrawal price of $7.06. This marks Arthur Hayes' first significant UNI transaction in 9 months, with UNI now becoming his third-largest on-chain asset holding.

gnomelabs.eth took profit on 4,020 ETH after a 21-day hold, with expected gains of $2.345 million.

According to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai (@ai_9684xtpa), gnomelabs.eth (@gnome_labs) withdrew 6,339 ETH (approximately $12.02 million) from Binance on August 17 at an average price of $1,896.83. After holding for 21 days, the address deposited 4,020 ETH (valued at $9.97 million) back to Binance 9 hours ago at a deposit price of approximately $2,480. If sold at this level, it would yield a return of 30.7%, resulting in an estimated profit of approximately $2.345 million.

Bankless founder sells all ETH, reallocates to ZEC and LIT, both significantly outperforming ETH

Odaily News DeFi researcher Ignas posted on X: "After David Hoffman (Bankless founder) sold his ETH, he reallocated his portfolio into some of the best-performing tokens, such as LIT and ZEC. NEAR also performed well, and only VVV underperformed the broader market. Although the market was full of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) at the time, and it was also very close to the ETH bottom, the goal of aggressive crypto investors has always been to outperform BTC and ETH. Well done, David."Previously reported, Bankless co-founder David Hoffman announced in June this year that he had sold all his ETH and bought VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT.

Total holdings reach $4.46 million; a whale clears UNI, adds to PONS, and opens a new position in FORM

Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a whale with total holdings valued at approximately $4.5 million is adjusting positions in Robinhood Meme and DeFi tokens. The whale has fully exited 156,500 UNI tokens, worth $1.077 million, securing a profit of $86,000; increased holdings by 402,000 PONS tokens, bringing the total position to 3.63 million tokens, valued at $2.99 million; and opened a first-time position of 355,200 FORM tokens, worth $94,000. Positions in AAVE and CASHCAT remain unchanged, with the total value of the four token holdings reaching $4.46 million.

Loracle's latest positions show an unrealized loss of $10.6 million, with SNDK and PONS down $4.6 million and $4.2 million respectively

Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, whale Loracle has opened a series of new positions over the past two days, currently showing an unrealized loss of $10.6 million. Among these, SNDK has lost $4.6 million, PONS $4.2 million, MU $1.61 million, and NVDA $462,000.

HyperLabs Address Transfers 433,000 Redeemed HYPE Tokens to 11 Addresses

Odaily News: According to Ember monitoring, the 433,000 HYPE tokens, worth $38.14 million, that the HyperLabs address (0x43e...a251) applied to redeem 7 days ago have arrived 12 hours ago and were transferred out to 11 addresses 9 hours ago. HyperLabs holds 241 million HYPE, with daily staking rewards of approximately 14,400 tokens, worth $1.26 million. Its monthly unstaking and transfer of over 400,000 HYPE is roughly equivalent to its monthly staking rewards.

Garrett Jin Whale Entity Shorts ZEC With $25.7M Unrealized Loss

According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), ZEC’s price broke past $1,200, causing the Garrett Jin whale entity to suffer heavy losses. The entity opened short positions at an average price of $444 for 32,760 ZEC in early July. As ZEC surged from $400 to over $1,200 within three months, its unrealized loss has reached $25.7 million. Additionally, the entity holds long positions worth $107 million in BTC. Although it has an unrealized profit of $4.42 million, it has already paid cumulative funding fees totaling $2.05 million.

Holding $107 Million in BTC Long Positions, Garrett Jin Whale Entity's ZEC Short Position Sinks $25.7 Million Underwater

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ember's monitoring, the Garrett Jin whale entity (0x92ea...050e9) is the largest holder of native Zcash short positions. The entity opened a short position of 32,760 ZEC in early July at an entry price of $444. Over the past three months, ZEC's price has surged from $400 to over $1,200, leaving the short position currently underwater by $25.7 million. The entity also holds BTC long positions valued at $107 million, which are currently showing a profit of $4.42 million, although it has already paid $2.05 million in funding fees.

Bitcoin Whale Transfers 1,260.77 BTC Worth Over $100 Million; Nearly 75 Casascius Physical Bitcoins Redeemed

Odaily News: A Bitcoin wallet created in 2016 transferred 1,260.77 BTC at block height 965,770, with the funds moved to an unknown P2WPKH address. The wallet was created on July 9, 2016, when its holdings were worth approximately $819,500. Its value has now exceeded $100 million.In the first six days of September, nearly 75 Casascius physical Bitcoins were redeemed. On September 3, 14 Series 1 Casascius Bitcoins were redeemed, followed by approximately 15 the next day, and reaching 40 in a single day on September 5.Casascius physical Bitcoins were created by Mike Caldwell between 2011 and 2013, crafted from brass, silver, and gold-plated materials, with digital BTC embedded inside. The so-called "stripping" or "redeeming" refers to removing the coin's hologram sticker and using the private key within to transfer the digital BTC. (Bitcoin.com News)

Jiang Zhuo'er explains the reason for liquidating BTC: The concentrated liquidation zone below $76,000 for Bitcoin may be more easily triggered.

Jiang Zhuo'er stated that the "magnet effect" was the primary reason he sold his entire Bitcoin position at $82,000 two days ago. He believes that since Bitcoin rallied on August 20, the market has yet to experience a significant pullback, and it remains in the early stages of a bull market characterized by widespread distrust and skepticism, leaving investors concerned about sharp downside moves. According to the heatmap, a larger concentrated liquidation zone exists near $76,000 below, making it more susceptible to being triggered by market movements compared to the $83,000 zone above.

A whale lost approximately $20.17 million shorting the market over 20 days.

According to Onchain Lens, a whale deposited $10.2 million into Hyperliquid from Crypto.com and Binance two days ago, followed by an additional deposit of 4.5 million USDC. Over the past 20 days, the trader has lost approximately $20.17 million and currently holds an unrealized loss of about $19.62 million on short positions totaling $106.6 million.

WOO X responds to withdrawal processing delays: reviewing related cases and system status

WOO X issued a statement addressing recent feedback on withdrawal processing, confirming that it is aware of reports regarding withdrawal processing times and is currently reviewing relevant cases and system status. Some withdrawal requests may still be pending review or undergoing on-chain processing, with the team working to resolve them as quickly as possible. WOO X advises that if withdrawal delays occur, users should submit relevant information—including UID, withdrawal order ID, request timestamp, asset, network, and status screenshots—through official customer support channels. Users are also reminded not to trust unofficial sources and never share passwords, seed phrases, private keys, or verification codes. WOO X further stated that it reserves the right to take legal action against fabricated, distorted, or maliciously circulated false information that damages the reputation of users or the platform, and urges all users to rely solely on official announcements and verified support channels for accurate information.

Multiple users report withdrawal delays on WOO X; platform has not yet responded.

According to on-chain detective ZachXBT, several verified WOO X users recently reported that their withdrawals have remained in a "pending" or "processing" state for the past three days. WOO X, which was incubated by Kronos Research and acquired by FusionX Digital in Q4 2025, is reportedly linked to BitMart founder Sheldon Xia. Previously, BitMart announced on July 26, 2026, its cessation of operations and restructuring; some users' funds remain inaccessible to date, and related complaints have increased on the X platform. While Sheldon Xia has stated that user assets are secure, this claim has yet to be independently verified. As of now, WooX has not issued any public statement regarding the withdrawal delays.

After 16 years of dormancy, 600 Bitcoin worth $48 million suddenly moved.

According to on-chain data, 600 BTC worth approximately $48 million were transferred on September 5 from an address dormant for 16 years. The tracking platform Whale Alert confirmed that the funds do not belong to Satoshi Nakamoto.

Willy Woo: Bitcoin's correlation with stocks has fallen to a rare level unseen in nearly a decade, resembling the market structure of 2015.

Crypto analyst Willy Woo stated that Bitcoin last decoupled from the stock market to this extent in 2015, preceding the early stages of the 2017 bull market. He noted that in 2014, stocks continued to climb while Bitcoin experienced a non-correlated bear market; from 2015 to 2016, the stock market remained volatile and weak, whereas Bitcoin entered an uptrend and advanced further after stocks regained strength in 2017. Willy Woo believes the current market structure resembles that period, with Bitcoin’s liquidity steadily increasing while the stock market begins to show signs of fragility.

U.S. Bitcoin Spot ETF Records Strongest Three-Week Inflow of 2026

According to Bitcoin News, U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted approximately $3.8 billion in inflows over the past three weeks, marking their strongest three-week performance since 2026 and narrowing year-to-date net outflows to around $1 billion. Last week saw inflows of $986.9 million, with Thursday alone accounting for $730.8 million.

Ignas on Meme Coin Opportunities in the AI Era: LP Strategies May Be Disrupted, But Traders Are Hard to Replace

Odaily News: DeFi researcher Ignas stated on the X platform that when it comes to finding Meme coins in the AI era, the way of trading does not seem to have fundamentally changed. Taking Grok as an example, when asked to recommend Meme coins worth buying, it typically only provides token tickers based on historical data such as views, trading volume, and post counts on the X platform.Ignas believes that true Meme coin trading still requires human judgment as to whether a project has the potential to "break out" and gain mainstream attention, including market sentiment, community atmosphere, narrative appeal, and whether KOLs suddenly start shilling the coin. Compared to asking AI once a day what to buy, staying online 24/7 and capturing shifts in market sentiment still holds an advantage.However, Ignas pointed out that AI is completely reshaping liquidity provision (LP) strategies. He stated that his AI agents can automatically screen liquidity pools and analyze factors such as trading volume, fees, fee trends, liquidity depth, and appropriate price ranges. The relevant strategies are still being refined, but a methodology has already taken shape that can be continuously optimized and generate compounding effects.Ignas believes that if Meme coin trading and being "online 24/7" are not a good fit for you, then leveraging AI to learn and execute LP strategies might be a skill that is easier to master.

Tether-backed OrionX Permanently Shuts Down Due to $7 Million Funding Shortfall

OrionX, a Chilean exchange backed by Tether, has announced its permanent closure. An audit revealed that over $7 million in client assets had been transferred to addresses outside of custody.

Korean Retail Investors Shift from Individual Stocks to Leveraged ETFs in September: Heavy Selling of Nvidia and SK Hynix

According to data from South Korea's securities information portal, between September 1 and 4, Korean individual investors significantly reduced their holdings in multiple U.S. semiconductor stocks while rotating into leveraged semiconductor ETFs. During this period, Korean retail investors net sold over $100 million worth of Micron, $68.61 million of SanDisk, $49.37 million of Marvell Technology, and $15.56 million of Nvidia. SK Hynix's ADR, which debuted on the NYSE in July, also saw net selling of $46.16 million during the same period, following cumulative net purchases of $811 million through the end of August.Conversely, Korean retail investors net purchased $431 million of SOXL (Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares), which aims to deliver 3x the daily return of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index.Market analysts suggest that this "selling individual stocks, buying the sector" approach may reflect Korean retail investors reducing single-chipmaker exposure risk while continuing to bet on upside in the broader semiconductor sector. After the sharp rally in semiconductor stocks, some investors may be taking profits at the individual stock level while maintaining or even expanding their overall semiconductor exposure through leveraged ETFs. (Daum)

Korean Retail Investors Make Major Portfolio Shifts in September: Sell Off NVIDIA and SK hynix, Pour $400 Million Into SOXL

According to Korean media outlet MK and data from the Korean Securities Information Portal, since September, Korean individual investors have significantly trimmed their positions in multiple U.S. semiconductor stocks while simultaneously adding to semiconductor leveraged ETF holdings. Net selling exceeded $100 million for Micron, $68.61 million for SanDisk, $49.37 million for Marvell Technology, and $15.56 million for NVIDIA. The SK hynix ADR, which recently debuted on the NYSE in July, recorded net selling of $46.16 million during the same period, contrasting with cumulative net purchases of $811 million through the end of August.