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According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), the address 0x128e deposited approximately $500,000 worth of USDC into HyperLiquid and immediately opened a short position of 250 BTC with 40x leverage, with a notional value of roughly $20.32 million and a liquidation price of $82,236.61.
According to Decrypt, an anonymous cryptocurrency whale filed a lawsuit against Coinbase this week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing the exchange of refusing to return over $55 million worth of DAI stablecoins stolen in a phishing attack in 2024. The plaintiff claims to have engaged multiple on-chain investigation firms to trace the funds, ultimately identifying that the stolen assets flowed into a Coinbase account. Coinbase confirmed in December 2024 that it had frozen the relevant assets but refused to return them, citing the need for a court order. As of today—more than a year and a half after the incident—the victim has still not recovered the assets and has therefore turned to litigation. The attack was carried out by hackers using the “Inferno Drainer” tool to spoof the DeFi Saver login page; after the victim inadvertently interacted with the fake page, their wallet was fully compromised by the attackers.
Garrett Jin, agent representing the “1011 Insider Whale,” stated that Trump’s launch of the so-called “Project Freedom” is not a de-risking signal, but is more likely to act as a “fuse” for a new wave of uncertainty. Multiple factors are converging, including energy inventory pressures, enhanced regional military deployments, shifts in policy and legal environments, and tightening diplomatic pathways. Individually, these variables do not constitute definitive signals, but their concentration within the current time window may elevate market volatility risks. Overall, investors are advised to maintain a cautious and hedging mindset, paying close attention to the potential disruption of market sentiment by macroeconomic and geopolitical variables.Although the market has interpreted this move as a sign of easing tensions, driving risk assets higher, the underlying structure is more akin to a strategic framework of “limited engagement plus potential response.” The action primarily maintains shipping security through coordinated shipping lanes, insurance support, and military standby, rather than direct escort operations. This approach could, in fact, amplify reactions to specific triggering events.
Garrett Jin, the agent of “1011 Insider Whale,” authored an analysis stating that Trump’s so-called “Project Freedom” is not a signal of risk mitigation but rather a “fuse” for a new wave of uncertainty. Although the market interprets it as a de-escalation and has driven risk assets higher, its underlying structure more closely resembles a “limited engagement + potential response” strategic framework. This initiative primarily maintains maritime security through coordination of shipping lanes, insurance support, and military readiness—rather than direct naval escort—potentially amplifying market reactions once triggered by specific events. Meanwhile, multiple factors—including energy inventory pressures, heightened regional military deployments, shifts in policy and legal environments, and tightening diplomatic channels—are converging. Individually, these variables do not constitute definitive signals; however, their concentration within the current time window may elevate market volatility risk. Overall, investors are advised to maintain caution and adopt hedging strategies, closely monitoring how macroeconomic and geopolitical variables could potentially disrupt market sentiment.
Odaily reports, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created address has withdrawn 1,051 BTC from Binance, worth approximately $82.37 million.
according to CoinW's "On-Chain Smart Money" monitoring, the on-chain whale "Short Altcoin King" (address: 0xa312114b5795dff9b8db50474dd57701aa78ad1e) has been earning substantial profits by continuously shorting LIT and other altcoins and meme coins. Platform data shows that this whale has realized profits of $3.19 million and $2.11 million on LIT and ASTER respectively, with total cumulative earnings reaching $10.44 million over the past 90 days.It is reported that CoinW's "On-Chain Smart Money" now supports copy trading for this address, allowing users to copy trades with "zero profit sharing."Risk Warning: The above information is compiled based on historical on-chain data and does not constitute any investment advice or profit promise. Digital asset trading carries high risks; past performance does not guarantee future returns. Users should make cautious decisions based on their own risk tolerance.
according to monitoring by crypto analyst Ai Yi @ai_9684xtpa, a trader who previously held a long position of approximately 120,000 ETH has recently added more. The trader currently holds approximately 80,000 ETH in long positions, with a position size of about $182 million and an average opening price of around $2,265. The current unrealized profit is approximately $514,000. This position has become one of the largest ETH positions on the Hyperliquid platform.
according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale linked to BIT wallet has been continually increasing its long ETH positions, now holding 90,000 ETH, worth approximately $204 million. The address has previously realized cumulative profits of about $59 million.
according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale address 0x8d0E, which had previously accumulated losses of approximately $13.74 million, opened a 10x leveraged long position on DOGE in the past 2 hours. The position size is 40 million DOGE, worth about $4.4 million.
according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale withdrew 10 million ASTER (worth $6.71 million) from Binance three days ago and has now deposited 5 million ASTER, valued at approximately $3.25 million, into Aster.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai9684xtpa), the whale “Set 10 Big Goals” (@Jason60704294) has placed another order, opening a long position of 397.718 BTC at $77,686.5—valued at $30.89 million. BTC briefly approached $80,000 earlier today before dropping below $78,000.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai9684xtpa), the ETH leveraged whale—whose cumulative profit over the past two months reached $44.61 million—has seen its remaining long position of 20,000 ETH turn profitable again, with an unrealized gain of $2.134 million. This position had previously incurred an unrealized loss of $1.227 million; it has since rebounded by $3.361 million from that low point. The average entry price for this position was $2,287.2. The whale took partial profits twice, on April 20 and April 21, securing a total of $1.042 million.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a whale deposited 2 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened short positions of 21,000 BRENTOIL and 19,000 CL with 3x leverage.
According to Odaily, as monitored by crypto analyst Yu Jin (EmberCN), over the past half hour, a SOL staking whale redeemed 300,000 SOL and transferred it all to Binance, worth approximately $26.07 million.
according to monitoring by crypto analyst 余烬@EmberCN, the whale address pension-usdt.eth opened short positions on approximately $110 million worth of BTC and ETH with 3x leverage at the beginning of the month and is currently facing an unrealized loss of about $15.25 million.Specifically, the address shorted 1,000 BTC at $67,992, with an unrealized loss of approximately $10.57 million and a liquidation price of $99,394; and shorted 20,000 ETH at $2,132, with an unrealized loss of roughly $4.68 million and a liquidation price of $3,400.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a wallet that had been dormant for 1.6 years purchased 3,017 ETH for $7 million, at an average price of $2,320 per ETH. Over the past two days, this whale has acquired a total of 7,300 ETH, worth $17 million, and may continue increasing its holdings.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai9684xtpa), a whale that participated in the ETH ICO—holding 1 million ETH—has transferred 10,000 ETH (valued at approximately $23.21 million) to a multi-signature address, marking its second such transfer within a week; these tokens may be sold in the near term. The receiving address has deposited a total of 12,001 ETH to OKX over the past two months, valued at $24.62 million in aggregate. Historically, ETH transferred to this address has subsequently been disbursed to exchanges in batches.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale holding 2.2 million TRUMP (worth $6.29 million) deposited the tokens into Binance, incurring a loss of $398,000 after holding them for one month.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the whale “0xb58” closed its $BRENTOIL (3x leverage) long position, realizing a profit of $1.93 million, and subsequently opened a new $BRENTOIL (3x leverage) long position for 50,000 tokens. Meanwhile, this whale still holds a $SOL (3x leverage) short position, currently incurring an unrealized loss of $2.23 million.
Bitcoin is once again approaching the $80,000 mark. Market analysis suggests that this level has become a key resistance point to test the strength of the current rebound. On the capital front, continued institutional inflows are providing support. Data shows that Bitcoin spot ETFs have recorded net inflows for six consecutive days, while Ethereum spot ETFs have also seen inflows for nine straight days, indicating a recovery in risk appetite. Meanwhile, whale addresses holding over 1,000 BTC have cumulatively added approximately 270,000 BTC over the past 30 days, marking the largest monthly increase since 2013, and exchange reserves have fallen to their lowest point in seven years.In terms of on-chain data, Glassnode points out that Bitcoin has reclaimed the "Realized Price" (approximately $78,100). However, the cost basis for short-term holders sits around $80,100, forming a direct pressure zone. Should the price reach this range, over 54% of short-term investors would be in profit, a scenario historically associated with the peak of a rebound phase. At the same time, the perpetual contract funding rate remains negative, indicating a significant short position. Given the ongoing improvement in spot demand, this could provide short-squeeze momentum for a subsequent upward move.In summary, while the capital structure and market resilience have improved, the $80,000 level remains a key watershed. The market has yet to confirm whether it can transition from a resistance level to a support level. (The Block)