Arthur Hayes Tweets Regret Over Profit Taking and Forecasts Crypto Rally

According to PANews and on-chain analyst Ember's monitoring, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes transferred 14.8M USDC to exchanges and institutional platforms after signaling an ETH buyback, receiving $6.85M in assets over two hours following his August 2 forecast.

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Summary

PANews reports that on August 10, following on-chain analysis by Ember, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes transferred 14.8M USDC to exchanges and institutional platforms. In a two-hour period, his accounts received assets worth $6.85M, including 1250 ETH, 424K LDO, 420K ETHFI, and 92K PENDLE. This move came after his August 2 forecast predicting BTC would drop to $100K and ETH to $3K, prompting him to sell ETH and ecosystem tokens—ENA, AAVE, LDO, ETHFI, and PENDLE—purchased in July at around $3,506.

Terms & Concepts
  • USDC: A stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar, widely used in cryptocurrency transactions to minimize volatility.
  • ETH: The native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, used for transactions and executing smart contracts.
  • BTC: The pioneering cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin, often regarded as a digital store of value.