Garrett Jin adds to ZEC short to about $15 million, Onchain Lens says

EmberCN said the trader increased a ZEC short opened nine days earlier, while Onchain Lens said the account linked to the “1011 insider whale” also still holds a 5x Bitcoin long showing a loss above $16.38 million.

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Summary

Garrett Jin increased a 2x short position in ZEC to 32,759.57 tokens, valued at about $14.9 million to $15.08 million, according to on-chain trackers EmberCN and Onchain Lens. EmberCN said the trade was first opened nine days earlier and estimated an average short price of $444, leaving the position with an unrealized loss of about $530,000. Onchain Lens identified Jin as the agent for the “1011 insider whale” and said the linked account also continues to hold a 5x Bitcoin long position with an unrealized loss of more than $16.38 million. EmberCN also highlighted Jin’s earlier ZEC gains, including $11.24 million on a $36 million ZEC short and $420,000 on a $22 million ZEC long.

Terms & Concepts
  • ZEC short position: A bearish trade that profits if ZEC falls in price.
  • 5x Bitcoin long position: A leveraged bullish bet that Bitcoin will rise.
  • unrealized loss: A paper loss on an open position that has not been closed.