Whale sat0shi777’s $102 million BTC and ETH bets show $3.09 million floating loss

Ember said the trader opened a 468 BTC long at $62,729 on the 24th and later shorted 47,500 ETH at $1,536, leaving both positions underwater as prices moved against them.

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Summary

Crypto whale sat0shi777 is sitting on a combined floating loss of about $3.09 million across leveraged directional bets on Bitcoin and Ether, based on figures shared by on-chain analyst Ember. The trader opened a 468 BTC long position on the 24th at $62,729, a stake worth $29.38 million, before Bitcoin fell below $60,000. The whale then opened a 47,500 ETH short position yesterday morning at $1,536, worth $72.94 million. Because Ether did not continue lower, the ETH short was also in the red. Ember said the combined $102 million position was showing floating losses of $1.86 million on the BTC trade and $1.23 million on the ETH trade.

Terms & Concepts
  • long position: A bet that an asset’s price will rise.
  • shorted: Sold to profit if the asset price falls.
  • floating losses: Unrealized losses on open positions.