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Ethereum holder sells 1,862.3 ETH after five months, realizing $1.42 million loss

Ethereum holder sells 1,862.3 ETH after five months, realizing $1.42 million loss

The wallet exited at $1,923 after buying the same amount in January at $2,685, turning a five-month hold into a 28% loss, CoinNess reported, citing Lookonchain.

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Fact Check
The claim is fully corroborated by the original on-chain analytics source, the Lookonchain X post (2026-07-22), which states an address held ETH for 5 months, sold 1,862.3 ETH ($3.58M) at $1,923 for a $1.42M loss (-28%), having bought at $2,685 in January. Multiple independent aggregators (PANews, CoinNess, Phemex) reproduce identical figures and cite Lookonchain, and the on-chain address (0x121c1077913C6268182F32fFd9088b9000ae7Dcf) is referenced with an Arkham explorer link. The numbers are internally consistent (1,862.3 x $1,923 ≈ $3.58M; ($2,685-$1,923)/$2,685 ≈ 28%). This is a plausible-verifiable blockchain event, not a claim requiring official corporate confirmation.
Summary

A wallet sold 1,862.3 ETH for about $3.58 million after holding the position for five months, locking in a $1.42 million loss, or 28%. The sale was executed at an average price of $1,923 per ETH around 10 hours before the report after the address had bought the same amount in January at an average price of $2,685 during an Ethereum price decline, according to CoinNess, which cited on-chain analytics account Lookonchain. CoinMarketCap data showed ETH recently trading at $1,933.09, up 1.07%. The trade highlights how investors who buy into a sharp market decline can still end up exiting below cost basis if prices fail to recover over their holding period.

Terms & Concepts
  • ETH: Ethereum's native token.
  • cost basis: The original purchase price of an asset.