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According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), address 0x970…62a93 opened a $52.35 million long position around 02:45 today amidst an uptrend, encompassing 650 BTC, 500 ETH, and 900 ZEC. However, following the trade initiation, the overall market continued to decline. The address closed out its ETH and ZEC longs this afternoon and sold 50 BTC, exiting with a $150,000 realized loss. It currently holds 600 BTC (approximately $45.82 million), carrying an unrealized loss of $1.42 million at an average entry price of $78,663.8.
According to Onchain Lens, a whale has cumulatively withdrawn approximately 12,870 ZEC from Binance, OKX, Kraken, and Gate over the past week. The whale has now transferred 12,860 ZEC to a new wallet, valued at approximately $13.65 million.
According to crypto trader Ansem, the Solana ecosystem meme coin ZCAT can be considered another way to participate in the ZEC trend. ZCAT and ZEC form a trading pair, with a 3% token transfer tax funding the reward mechanism. However, this higher trading friction also implies elevated spot risk.
On-chain data indicates that addresses associated with prominent trader XXAntiWar have completed three ZEC short positions, securing a cumulative profit of approximately $727,000 and achieving a 100% win rate on settled trades. Currently, an additional 3x leveraged ZEC short position worth $4.5 million remains open, reflecting an unrealized loss of roughly $23,000.
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, XXAntiWar has been continuously shorting ZEC recently. Among them, address 0xfe5…5d850 shorted ZEC twice, entering at approximately $1,273 and $1,181 respectively, with cumulative profits of about $693K; address 0x0c4…5d516 shorted ZEC worth $3.56M at approximately $1,129, currently with a profit of about $34K.In addition, address 0x9bb…9bbf2 opened a new 3x leveraged ZEC short position worth approximately $4.5M at 5 AM today, with an entry price of approximately $1,120.8, currently showing an unrealized loss of about $23K.
Odaily News: Crypto asset management firm Grayscale estimates that Zcash mining rigs generate daily mining rewards roughly 2x those of Bitcoin mining rigs, and about 4x on a per-unit-of-electricity basis. Zcash mining activity has grown to more than 2.5x its level at the start of the year.Zach Pandl, head of research at Grayscale, said that at current valuations, Zcash mining profitability is relatively high, as token price gains have driven up mining rewards and encouraged more hash rate to join. Grayscale believes that more hash rate can support network security.The comparison uses the Bitmain S23 Hydro and Bitmain Z15 Pro as samples, assuming an electricity price of $0.05 per kilowatt-hour, full-load operation, and excluding transaction fees. Pool fees, cooling, other operating expenses, and equipment costs are not included in the calculation, and actual profitability is still affected by these factors.Bitcoin miners' total daily rewards are about $35 million, higher than Zcash's roughly $2 million. Grayscale's Zcash investment product assets under management surpassed $500 million on September 8 and recorded more than $70 million in cumulative external inflows. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai's monitoring, the queen @XXAntiWar (0xfe5...d850) closed a long position of 4,765,432 PONS today, with a position value of $2.943 million, yielding a profit of $87,000; closed a short position of 3,478.95 ZEC, with a position value of $4.078 million, yielding a profit of $27,000. Combined with yesterday's $660,000 profit on ZEC, @XXAntiWar has made $774,000 in profit on Hyperliquid since her comeback, and has used another address (0x0c4...5d516) to deposit $2 million in margin.
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale has accumulated 36,360 ZEC worth approximately $41.56 million from Binance, OKX, Kraken, and Gate over the past 6 days; in the past 15 minutes, the whale withdrew another 6,520 ZEC worth approximately $7.67 million from Binance and Kraken, and the buying continues.
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai's monitoring, @XXAntiWar (0xfe57...d850) has initiated the third trade since his comeback:1. Long NiuLai: Accumulated spending of approximately $1.787 million, with an average entry price below $0.086. If not sold, estimated profit exceeds $750,000;2. Short ZEC: Shortened 5,199.97 ZEC at $1,273, with a position value of approximately $6.62 million, and closed at $1,145.4, realizing a profit of $660,000;3. Long PONS: Longed 4.7654 million PONS at $0.5984, with a position value of approximately $3.15 million, currently showing unrealized gains of $308,000.
Odaily News: DeFi researcher Ignas posted on X platform stating that current stock and Meme coin narratives essentially depend on trading volume and transaction fees to function. If trading volume dries up, rewards and buybacks will also disappear, thereby weakening token-holding incentives and ultimately leading to sell-offs.He cited examples: STONK, PONS, and CASHCAT all use platform fees for token buybacks or burns; INDEX uses transaction fees to purchase tokenized stocks; ZCAT funds ZEC rewards through transaction taxes. Additionally, SHROOM reinvests fees generated by the LP network back into liquidity.Ignas used Coinbase's previous cycle as an example, noting that its quarterly trading volume dropped from $547 billion in Q4 2021 to $145 billion a year later, a decline of approximately 74%, and pointed out that Meme coin trading volume could see an even more pronounced drop after the hype fades. Therefore, directly extrapolating these projects' annual revenue or yield rates based on current high trading volume and fee levels may overestimate their sustainability.
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, XX (@XXAntiWar) transferred 2.19 million USDC into Hyperliquid in the early hours of today and shorted 5,200 ZEC at a price of $1,273, worth $6.62 million. The position currently has an unrealized profit of $220,000, with a liquidation price of $1,613.
According to monitoring by on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a whale trader (0xbf7…5d58) went long on $ZEC on Hyperliquid, with cumulative profits reaching $15.79 million and $6.16 million over the past 30 days. The trader recently partially closed their position, realizing a +$3.69 million profit, and currently holds a long position of 5,000 $ZEC tokens valued at approximately $6.31 million. With an average entry price of $869.64 and a current price of $1,262, the unrealized profit stands at approximately $1.96 million.
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, 4 addresses belonging to the same entity became active simultaneously after 6 months of dormancy. They purchased 13,290.6 ETH through Cowswap at an average price of $2,511, and spent 2,500 ETH via Near Intents to cross-chain buy 6,601.37 ZEC. They also paid a service fee of 16.75 ETH, approximately $42,000. The related purchases are still ongoing.
According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin briefly dipped to $77,666 on Tuesday before recovering to around $78,900 during Wednesday's Asian trading session. The asset saw minimal movement over a 24-hour period, posting a weekly gain of nearly 2%. Markets are currently focused on upcoming U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision scheduled for September 15–16. Meanwhile, Grayscale stated that its Zcash exchange-traded fund surpassed $500 million in assets under management just two weeks after its debut on NYSE Arca. Trading under the ticker ZCSH, the fund has attracted over $70 million in net inflows since its launch on August 25 and secured a $100 million investment from DCG International Investments. It currently holds more than 550,000 ZEC, representing approximately 3% of the ZEC circulating supply.
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ember CN’s monitoring, Garrett Jin, the proxy for the “1011 Insider Whale,” has just closed a $107 million BTC long position, totaling 1,331 BTC.
According to data monitored by on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), the [Garrett Jin whale entity] added 7,000 ZEC (approx. $8.4 million) in short positions against the trend as the ZEC price climbed to $1,195, expanding its total short position to 39,760 ZEC (approx. $47 million). This lifted the average short entry price from $444 to $576.3, leaving an overall unrealized loss of approximately $24 million. This entity initially opened a 32,760 ZEC short at $444 in early July, when the ZEC price was under $400, whereas it has since surpassed $1,200, marking a gain of over 200% in three months and keeping the short position under continuous pressure.
Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, @yixie10 took a long position on ZEC with approximately $20 million. On September 4, when the ZEC price was $985, the unrealized profit stood at $8.465 million; currently, as the ZEC price has risen by 22%, with the position unchanged, the unrealized profit may expand to $10.34 million. Combined with the previously realized profit of $1.038 million, the cumulative profit from ZEC trading may expand to $11.37 million.
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.
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.
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.