Analysis of Whale Garrett Jin's Real Capital Sources: Built Fortune by Buying the 2018 BTC Bottom, Accumulated Over $300 Million in Losses from Recent Trading Missteps

According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), the whale entity Garrett Jin sold all 35,000 ETH (approximately $87.5 million) withdrawn from Binance last night today at an average price of $2,500. The proceeds were used to add margin to their ZEC short position, which shows an unrealized loss of roughly $34 million, thereby substantially raising the liquidation price from $2,631 to $4,738. Ember also traced the entity's complete on-chain footprint: • Funding origin: Accumulated 100,784 BTC at an average price of ~$7,242 between May and June 2018; all subsequent operational capital was derived from BTC sales; • BTC to ETH conversion: Beginning in August 2025, over a six-month period, 89,000 BTC were sold at an average price of ~$114,000 to acquire 900,000 ETH at an average price of ~$4,300 (resulting in a cost basis above $3,500); these ETH tokens have been gradually transferred to Binance throughout the first half of 2026; • Largest liquidation on Hyperliquid: In February 2026, ETH dropped sharply from $3,000 to $1,800, leading to the liquidation of a $670 million ETH long position (213,000 ETH opened at $3,150), resulting in approximately $230 million in lost margin; • Trend Re