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Bankless co-founder sells all ETH to buy VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman posted on platform X, stating that after selling his ETH, he immediately allocated approximately 50% of the capital to VVV, NEAR, ZEC, and HYPE, and used the remaining funds for dollar-cost averaging into projects that have not yet seen significant price increases (NEAR was priced at around $1.40 at the time). He added that the remaining 50% of the capital has completed its position building in LIT.

21 consecutive winning trades with total profit exceeding $36 million, pension-usdt.eth closes BTC short position for $3.32 million profit

according to Lookonchain monitoring, pension-usdt.eth has closed a short position of 1,400 BTC (worth $93.86 million) with a profit of $3.32 million. This trader previously achieved 21 consecutive winning trades with total profits exceeding $36 million, and subsequently turned to shorting 50,000 ETH (worth $92.68 million) with 3x leverage. The ETH short position is currently showing an unrealized profit of $1.07 million.

Whale pension-usdt.eth’s 3x BTC short position has generated a floating profit of over $3.2 million, and the position is now being closed.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), as the market declined, the 3x BTC short position held by the whale “pension-usdt.eth” has generated a floating profit exceeding $3.2 million, and the whale has begun closing this position. Meanwhile, the whale has opened a new 3x ETH short position, and its size continues to increase.

A whale sold 7,901 ETH for $14.65 million 6 hours ago, still holds $12.18 million in ETH

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale sold 7,901 ETH at a price of $1,854 six hours ago, worth $14.65 million. The whale still holds 6,502 ETH, valued at $12.18 million.

Matrixport-linked whale loses over $46 million on 120,000 ETH long position

according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale (0xA875...25a8) suspected to be associated with Matrixport holds a long position of 120,000 ETH, valued at $224.5 million, and is currently facing losses exceeding $46 million. The whale has already paid $1.78 million in funding fees. The liquidation prices are $1,573.93, $1,515.91, $1,416.52, and $1,355.83 respectively.

A long position of 120,000 ETH has lost all its profits and is now facing a floating loss of $46.01 million

According to monitoring by on-chain analyst Ai Yi, a long trader that had previously profited $44.61 million from being long on ETH has now given back all its gains. Four addresses belonging to the same entity had opened a cumulative long position of 120,000 ETH, with a position value of $225 million. It is now facing a floating loss of $46.01 million, with the liquidation range between $1,355.8 and $1,573.9. The most at-risk position is approximately $300 away from its liquidation price. Two of the addresses added an additional $4.9 million in margin this morning.

Bitget CandyBomb: Trade BTC and ETH to Unlock 28,000 UNITAS

Bitget has launched a new edition of CandyBomb with a total prize pool of 28,000 UNITAS tokens. This campaign is exclusively for new futures trading users. Eligible users can earn up to 280 UNITAS tokens per person by completing net deposit and designated cryptocurrency futures trading tasks. Detailed rules are available on the official Bitget platform. Qualified users must click “Join Now” to register before participating. The campaign ends on June 9 at 18:00 (UTC+8).

“1011 Insider Whale” Transferred $1.35 Billion in ETH to Binance, After Which ETH Fell Over 20%

According to Lookonchain monitoring, "1011 Insider Whale" Garrett Jin transferred a total of 577,700 ETH to Binance between May 6 and 10, worth approximately $1.35 billion, with an average transfer price of around $2,337.Data shows that since the completion of the above transfers, the price of ETH has cumulative dropped by more than 20%.

Yesterday, Ethereum spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $90.14 million.

According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $90.14 million: BlackRock’s $ETHA saw an outflow of $44.27 million, Grayscale’s $ETH (mini) an outflow of $25.41 million, and Fidelity’s $FETH an outflow of $15.63 million; all other products experienced no fund flows. Meanwhile, BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF $IBIT recorded a net outflow of 6,164 BTC (approximately $440 million) on the same day—its 11th consecutive day of net outflows—with a single-day trading volume reaching $2.2 billion.

Well-known ETH bull James Fickel transferred 10,000 ETH again after six months—possibly for trading purposes

According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai_9684xtpa), well-known ETH bull James Fickel (@jamesfickel) transferred 10,000 ETH (approximately $18.62 million) from a Coinbase custodial address to a deposit address—likely for trading purposes. This marks his first million-dollar-level large deposit operation in six months. He currently holds 38,936 ETH on-chain, with a total value of approximately $72.43 million.

“Brother Maji” Reopens Long Position of 400 ETH After Liquidation; New Liquidation Price Is $1,834.01

According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), “Brother Maji” has suffered seven consecutive liquidations over the past two days. However, instead of cutting losses, he opened a new long position of 400 ETH (approximately $744,000) on Hyperliquid with 25x leverage. His current liquidation price is $1,834.01.

Whale Associated with ShapeShift Adds $12.78M in ETH in 8 Hours, Total Holdings Reach $278M

according to Onchain Lens monitoring, an address labeled as the "ShapeShift Mystery Whale" purchased 6,688 ETH, valued at approximately $12.78 million, in the past 8 hours.Data shows that the address currently holds a total of 149,286 ETH, worth approximately $278 million at current prices. Onchain Lens stated that the address may continue to increase its ETH holdings in the future.

Mysterious ShapeShift Whale Holding $280M in ETH Buys 2,078 ETH

according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a mysterious ShapeShift whale purchased 2,078 ETH, worth $4.04 million. Currently, this whale holds 144,675 ETH, valued at $280.83 million.

Floating profit of $1.461M: An address holds long positions in NVDA and MRVL while opening a short position in ETH

Odaily Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, an address currently holds 3x long positions in NVIDIA and Marvell Technology worth $27.18 million, with a floating profit of $1.382 million. Additionally, it has opened a 3x short position of $4.944 million in ethereum:native, with an entry price of $2,006.6, yielding a floating profit of $72,000. The current total floating profit stands at $1.461 million.

Tom Lee: Strategy's Bitcoin Sale and ETF Outflows Are Typical Bottoming Behavior, Not Risk Signals

Odaily Planet Daily reported that Tom Lee stated the recent market anxiety, including Strategy's small-scale Bitcoin sale, is typical bottoming behavior rather than a sign of deeper systemic issues. Michael Saylor sold 32 Bitcoins at an average price of $77,135, raising approximately $2.5 million to pay preferred stock dividends. This sale accounts for only 0.004% of the company's total Bitcoin holdings of over 843,700 BTC.Furthermore, regarding the 11 consecutive days of outflows totaling $3.4 billion from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, Tom Lee believes capital outflows are a classic lagging indicator of market cycle resets. Bitmine's macro strategy remains unchanged; its plan to purchase 111,942 Ethereum for approximately $237 million is still in progress, bringing its total Ethereum holdings to nearly 5.4 million ETH. (coindesk)

TesseraDao Attacked: Hacker Mints 99 Million TSR Tokens and Cashes Out $2.5 Million

According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), approximately 19 hours ago, TesseraDao (@TesseraDao) on BNB Chain was attacked. The hacker maliciously minted 99 million TSR tokens and immediately dumped them, causing the TSR price to plummet by 99%. The attacker then exchanged the stolen TSR for approximately $2.5 million in USDT and cross-chained the funds to Ethereum. The attacker has since laundered 1,285.5 ETH via TornadoCash.

A whale deposited 9,000 ETH into Bitfinex after 5 years, making a profit of $14.37 million

according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale deposited 9,000 ETH worth $17.86 million into Bitfinex after holding for 5 years, realizing a profit of $14.37 million. The whale originally withdrew 10,000 ETH at a cost of $4.63 million. Among these, 1,000 ETH (worth $1.147 million) were transferred via TornadoCash before being sold and deposited into Kraken.

Central Bank of Russia: Russians’ interest in cryptocurrency investments has barely grown over the past six months, while regulatory legislation is underway.

According to the Central Bank of Russia’s “Financial Stability Review,” Russian private investors currently hold approximately 3.8 billion rubles in cryptocurrency-linked financial instruments—a figure nearly unchanged from 3.7 billion rubles six months earlier—indicating stagnation in market interest growth. Of this amount, 1.7 billion rubles flowed into crypto-linked corporate bonds; 5,600 investors collectively held cryptocurrency futures positions worth 1.7 billion rubles; and roughly 3,800 investors allocated 354 million rubles to digital financial assets pegged to Bitcoin and Ethereum. Major issuers include large banks such as Sber and VTB. Meanwhile, the Moscow Exchange has progressively launched Bitcoin and Ethereum futures, along with related ETFs, and will introduce Solana, Ripple, and TRON futures in May 2026.

Bitcoin spot ETFs have recorded net outflows for 11 consecutive trading days, totaling $3.452 billion.

According to on-chain analyst Yujin (@EmberCN), BTC spot ETFs have recorded net outflows for 11 consecutive trading days, totaling $3.452 billion; during this period, the BTC price fell from $81,710 to $70,111—a decline of 14.2%. Meanwhile, ETH spot ETFs have seen net outflows for 15 consecutive trading days, totaling $757 million; during this period, the ETH price dropped from $2,412 to $1,956—a decline of 18.9%.

Yesterday, Ethereum spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $44.37 million.

According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $44.37 million, marking the 15th consecutive trading day of capital outflows. Specifically, BlackRock’s ETHA saw an outflow of $34.97 million, while Fidelity’s FETH experienced an outflow of $9.47 million. Only BlackRock’s staking-focused ETHB registered a negligible net inflow of $70,000; all other funds reported zero net flow for the day.