Whale Closes $71.8 Million BTC and ETH Long in 4 Hours, Banks $852,000 Profit

Whale Closes $71.8 Million BTC and ETH Long in 4 Hours, Banks $852,000 Profit

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2026-08-25 01:31:53
A whale closed a $71.8 million long position in Bitcoin and Ether after holding it for four hours, locking in a profit of $852,000, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi cited by Odaily. The monitored trades showed the whale entered ETH at $2,479.2 and exited at $2,493.5, while the BTC position was opened at $78,032 and closed at $79,334. After taking profit, the same whale placed limit buy orders for 1,000 BTC in the $72,611 to $74,222 range. The standing orders are valued at about $73.53 million. The moves point to continued large-scale positioning in both major crypto assets, with the trader shifting from a completed short-term long into sizable resting bids for Bitcoin. Odaily attributed the data to Ai Yi’s on-chain monitoring.

A whale went long on BTC and ETH with a combined position worth $71.8 million last night, then exited the trade four hours later with an $852,000 profit, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi as cited by Odaily.

Trade details shared by the analyst show the whale entered ETH at $2,479.2 and took profit at $2,493.5. The BTC leg was opened at $78,032 and closed at $79,334.

The whale has now placed limit buy orders for 1,000 BTC in the $72,611 to $74,222 range, with the orders valued at about $73.53 million.

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