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Trend Research to Inject $1 Billion, Expands Ethereum Holdings

Trend Research to Inject $1 Billion, Expands Ethereum Holdings

According to Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua, $1B will buy ETH on dips, reaffirming Trend Research’s Dec. 24 plan for an additional $1B amid expectations of a 2026 bull market.

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Fact Check
The assessment is "likely_true" based on strong, consistent evidence from multiple sources, although the statement's phrasing is slightly ambiguous. The evidence does not support a single, new investment of exactly $1 billion. Several reliable sources (Bitget, CoinStats, MEXC) confirm a recent purchase by Trend Research of approximately 46,000 ETH, valued between $137 million and $160 million. This act directly confirms the "expand its holdings" part of the statement. Crucially, two sources from MEXC provide the broader context that this recent purchase brought Trend Research's total Ethereum holdings to over 580,000 ETH, with a stated value of $1.72 billion. Therefore, while the most recent expansion wasn't $1 billion, the firm's total investment and current holdings in Ethereum far exceed the $1 billion threshold. The statement is substantively correct in capturing the massive scale of the firm's investment in Ethereum. The low-authority sources are irrelevant and do not contribute to the assessment. The consistency across multiple mid-to-high authority sources provides high confidence in this conclusion.
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Summary

According to its official disclosure, Trend Research, led by Li Yi Hua, has accumulated 645,000 Ethereum valued at $2.1 billion, primarily acquired in early November 2024. The average buying price was $3,299.43, resulting in an unrealized loss of $242 million based on current market values. Over 88% of the holdings were acquired in November and stored across at least seven blockchain addresses. The company previously borrowed $20 million via Aave to fund ETH purchases and announced plans to invest an additional $1 billion to continue accumulation. In an official Dec. 29 statement, Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua said $1 billion will be used to buy ETH on dips, cited expectations of a 2026 bull market, urged against short positions, and reiterated his Dec. 24 announcement of Trend Research’s plan to allocate an additional $1 billion to ETH purchases.

Terms & Concepts
  • Ethereum (ETH): A blockchain platform for smart contracts and decentralized applications; Ether (ETH) is its native cryptocurrency.
  • Aave: A decentralized lending protocol that enables users to borrow and lend cryptocurrencies without intermediaries.
  • Accumulation: A strategy of steadily increasing holdings of an asset over time, often during price weaknesses.