Two Crypto Whales Expand High-Leverage Short Positions on ETH and BTC

The assessment is 'likely_true' with high confidence based on direct and corroborating evidence from multiple relevant sources. The most compelling evidence comes from two Yahoo Finance articles. One article explicitly reports that whales have taken large, high-leverage short positions on both Ethereum (10,275 ETH at 25x leverage) and Bitcoin (269 BTC at 40x leverage). Another article details a specific whale opening a separate $76 million, 10x leveraged short position on Bitcoin. These two sources directly confirm the core claims of the statement: the involvement of large holders (whales), the use of high leverage, short positions, and the targeting of both BTC and ETH.Supporting this are sources from Glassnode and Amberdata. While they do not contain the specific news, they are highly authoritative data providers that confirm the existence and analytical value of the exact metrics (whale activity, derivatives data, leverage ratios) used to make such a claim, lending credibility to the reports. Conversely, the remaining sources (from the FSB, BIS, Ethereum Foundation, OFAC, and EIPS) are irrelevant. They either discuss cryptocurrencies at a high, dated, structural level or use terms like 'leverage' in a completely different, non-financial context. They offer no contradictory evidence. The consistency and specificity of the relevant sources, combined with the absence of conflicting information, strongly support the truthfulness of the statement.