Investor Sells $40.83M in VIRTUAL Tokens, Transfers $13.45M to Teneo

On Nov. 3, a wallet linked to VIRTUAL completed a large-scale liquidation, with analytics firms’ misidentification sparking denials from DeFiance Capital’s CEO.

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Summary

On November 3, an address associated with VIRTUAL sent 7.958 million tokens worth $13.45 million to Teneo, marking the final step in divesting a December 2023 purchase of 26.42 million VIRTUAL. The investor sold the holdings at an average price of $1.54 for total proceeds of $40.83 million. Blockchain data firms Arkham and Nansen had tagged the address as belonging to DeFiance Capital, but the firm’s CEO publicly denied any involvement.

Terms & Concepts
  • VIRTUAL token: A cryptocurrency asset whose blockchain transactions are publicly recorded and tradable on crypto markets.
  • Teneo: A blockchain address or entity receiving cryptocurrency transfers; in this case, the destination for the VIRTUAL token sale.
  • Arkham: A blockchain analytics platform providing address labeling and on-chain intelligence for cryptocurrency transactions.