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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to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), the whale entity Garrett Jin sold all 35,000 ETH (approximately $87.5 million) withdrawn from Binance last night today at an average price of $2,500.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

An address has accumulated over $22.5 million in ETH, with unrealized gains of $1.22 million

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, over the past 15 hours, an address added 2,086 ETH at an average price of $2,599, worth $5.42 million. Since yesterday, this address has accumulated 9,058.19 ETH by selling UBTC and buying ETH, with an average cost of $2,492.62.

Long-term whale deposits 33,000 ETH on Bitfinex after over two years of inactivity, holding an unrealized profit of approximately $20.48 million.

According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), two wallet addresses suspected to belong to the same entity deposited 33,180 ETH into Bitfinex today after being dormant for over two years, valued at approximately $86.93 million, with an estimated profit of about $20.48 million.

Yesterday, Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $144 million.

According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), Ethereum spot ETFs recorded total net inflows of $144 million on September 18, marking a sharp rebound from the previous day's net outflow of $39.24 million. Inflows for each fund were as follows: • $ETHA (BlackRock): +$114.3 million, largest single-day inflow • $FETH (Fidelity): +$26.2 million • $ETHV (VanEck): +$1.9 million • $ETHW (Bitwise): +$1.3 million • Other funds (21Shares, Invesco, Franklin, Grayscale, etc.): zero inflow

Peak unrealized gain of $89.145 million still held, suspected whale transfers in $86.93 million worth of ETH

Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, two addresses suspected to belong to the same whale entity withdrew 33,180.48 ETH from Bitfinex at an average price of $2,002.75 in November 2023, with peak unrealized gains reaching $89.145 million, and continued holding during that period. Five hours ago, both addresses deposited all ETH into an exchange at a deposit price of $2,620; if sold, the estimated profit would be $20.481 million.

Hyperliquid total profit reaches $22.28 million, trader Boomer adds 10,000 ETH long position

According to Odaily, trader Boomer previously took profit on 14,300 ZEC, gaining $5.237 million; his total profit on Hyperliquid currently stands at $22.28 million.

An ETH whale holding tokens for three years recorded an unrealized profit of $66.45 million and partially took profits today.

According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), a whale or institution withdrew 112,066 ETH (approximately $227 million) from Bitfinex three years ago at an average price of $2,030 and held them long-term. As ETH surpassed $2,600 today, the address transferred 21,229 ETH (approximately $55.93 million) back to Bitfinex two hours ago to partially take profit, accumulating an unrealized gain of $66.45 million over the three-year holding period, representing an increase of approximately 29%.

After Dumping ETH and Betting on Multiple Altcoins, Bankless Co-Founder Says Altcoin Season Has Arrived

Odaily News: Bankless co-founder David Hoffman posted on X, stating, "We are now in altcoin season, and the real market moment is coming sooner than expected." It is reported that David Hoffman announced the liquidation of his ETH holdings on May 21, and subsequently bought VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT, all of which have significantly outperformed ETH.

Garrett Bullish Incurs $30.75 Million Unrealized Loss on ZEC Short, Sells ETH to Post Additional Margin

As monitored by on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), Garrett Bullish, Hyperliquid's largest ZEC short position holder (who previously suffered a $230 million liquidation on the 1011 whale account), has sold 35,000 ETH spot (~$87.5 million) and subsequently added margin, raising the ZEC liquidation price to $4,737.7. Their $55.89 million ZEC short currently shows an unrealized loss of $30.75 million, with an average entry price as low as $665.84.

Garrett Jin sold 35,000 ETH and switched to 3x leveraged longs on BTC.

According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), prominent trader Garrett Jin (@GarrettBullish) sold 35,001 ETH at an average price of approximately $2,500, realizing roughly $87.5 million in cash proceeds. The funds were subsequently transferred to Hyperliquid to open a 3x leveraged long position on BTC. Previously, he had withdrawn these specific ETH holdings from Binance and deposited them into Hyperliquid, an action suspected to be linked to his ZEC short positions.

Garrett Jin Whale Entity Sells 35,000 ETH Worth $87.5 Million, ZEC Short Liquidation Price Rises to $4,738

Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the 35,000 ETH that Garrett Jin whale entity (0x92ea...050e) withdrew from Binance last night has been fully sold 10 minutes ago at a price of $2,500, worth $87.5 million. After selling the ETH, the entity added partial margin to its ZEC short position, raising the liquidation price from $2,631 to $4,738; the short position is currently showing an unrealized loss of $30 million.

ZachXBT publicly questions the addresses implicated in the Raidparty $70 million rug pull incident.

According to on-chain analyst ZachXBT (@zachxbt), an address linked to user @7zarc previously received 4,870 ETH (approximately $15 million) from the $70 million Raidparty rug pull. These funds were subsequently transferred to a centralized exchange deposit address. ZachXBT noted that after @7zarc disappeared in 2022, he suddenly resurfaced in September 2026, and ZachXBT has publicly called on him to account for the movement of the funds.

Binance Futures will list USDⓈ-M and COIN-M quarterly March 26 delivery contracts.

According to an official Binance announcement, Binance Futures will officially launch the USDⓈ-M and COIN-M quarterly 0326 delivery contracts following the settlement of the quarterly 0925 delivery contract at 08:00 UTC on September 25, 2026. The USDⓈ-M contracts cover BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT with USDT settlement, while the COIN-M contracts cover BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, and SOL with settlement in the respective underlying assets. All contracts offer up to 50x maximum leverage (20x for BNB, XRP, and SOL on COIN-M), supporting 24/7 trading. Please note that during the 10-minute period leading up to expiry, users may only close positions or place reduce-only orders; opening new positions is not permitted.

Whale Shifts from BTC to ETH, $45.83 Million in Trades Over 3 Days

according to Lookonchain monitoring, over the past 3 days, 11 newly created wallets suspected to belong to the same whale sold 602 BTC and bought 18,800 ETH on Hyperliquid, with both transactions amounting to $45.83 million.

US spot Ethereum ETFs saw a net outflow of $39.24 million yesterday.

According to Trader T data, US spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a combined net outflow of $39.24 million on September 17. Among them, BlackRock ETHA saw a net outflow of $42.86 million, while Fidelity FETH and VanEck ETHV recorded net inflows of $1.83 million and $1.79 million, respectively. The remaining products experienced no fund flows on the day.

After depositing $36 million in HYPE to FalconX, a whale withdrew 12,250 ETH

According to Lookonchain monitoring, 11 hours ago, a whale deposited 440,000 HYPE worth $36 million into FalconX, and subsequently withdrew 12,250 ETH worth $30.12 million from FalconX.

$17.15M in ETH purchased, all 4 new addresses deposited into Lido

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, four new addresses swapped UBTC for USDC over the past 9 hours as initial capital, then bought 6,972 ETH on-chain at an average price of $2,460.69, and have deposited all of it into Lido.

ZEC Short Position Shows $30 Million Unrealized Loss, 35,000 ETH Withdrawn by Garrett Jin Whale Entity Not Yet Moved

Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ember Monitoring, Zcash has been rising by over $100 per day for several consecutive days, reaching a high of $1,500 in the early hours of today. The ZEC short position held by the Garrett Jin whale entity (0x92ea...50e9) currently shows an unrealized loss of $30 million. The 35,000 ETH, worth $85.11 million, that this entity withdrew from Binance last night has not yet been transferred.

Today, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of 4,300 BTC, while Ethereum ETFs saw a net outflow of 76,217 ETH

According to Lookonchain monitoring, today U.S. Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of 4,300 BTC, with a 7-day net outflow of 12,061 BTC; Ethereum ETFs saw a net outflow of 76,217 ETH, with a 7-day net outflow of 32,343 ETH.

ZEC Short Whale Faces Over $26M in Unrealized Losses, Urgently Withdraws $85M in ETH from Binance to Cover Positions

According to monitoring by on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), the largest on-chain ZEC short seller, Garrett Jin (@GarrettBullish), currently holds a short position of 37,760 ZEC (worth approximately $51.5 million) with a liquidation price of $2,631.53 and has incurred unrealized losses exceeding $26 million. To maintain the position, they recently withdrew 35,001 ETH (approximately $85 million) from Binance and deposited it into Hyperliquid.