Bitcoin whale flips from short to 40x leveraged long worth $30.23 million

A new update describes a separate whale address opening a 20x leveraged Bitcoin long, then trimming the position on March 27 after a small unrealized gain.

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Summary

A newly referenced whale address, 0x8d0, opened a 20x leveraged Bitcoin long with an average entry price of $67,740 and rapidly increased the position to 124 BTC, worth about $8.4 million. On March 27, the address reduced the position by roughly 24 BTC after a small unrealized gain, leaving 100 BTC valued at about $6.79 million. This update adds a distinct leveraged Bitcoin trade to the broader March 27 whale activity previously tracked in the topic.

Terms & Concepts
  • leveraged long: A trading position that uses borrowed funds to increase exposure while betting that an asset’s price will rise.
  • Bitcoin whale: A trader or holder controlling a large amount of Bitcoin or Bitcoin-linked exposure, often large enough to draw market attention.