Whale Bought 79,216 ETH and 1,400 WBTC, Then Locked In $9.5 Million Profit Over Three Days

Whale Bought 79,216 ETH and 1,400 WBTC, Then Locked In $9.5 Million Profit Over Three Days

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2026-08-23 11:04:49
Blockchain tracking account Lookonchain said a whale accumulated 79,216 ETH at an average price of $1,777, for a total value of about $141 million. The same entity also bought 1,400 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) at $63,887, worth roughly $89.44 million. Over the past three days, the whale sold 15,765 ETH at $2,281, with the sale valued at $36 million. It also sold 110 WBTC at $78,235, worth $8.6 million. According to Lookonchain’s monitoring, the combined trades generated a realized profit of $9.5 million. The figures were cited by ChainCatcher in a newsflash based on Lookonchain data. No additional details about the wallet identity were disclosed in the report.

According to ChainCatcher, citing data tracked by Lookonchain, a whale bought 79,216 ETH at $1,777, with the position valued at about $141 million.

The same whale also bought 1,400 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) at $63,887, worth $89.44 million.

Over the past three days, the whale sold 15,765 ETH at $2,281, with the transaction valued at $36 million. It also sold 110 WBTC at $78,235, worth $8.6 million.

Lookonchain said the whale realized a total profit of $9.5 million from those sales.

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