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Crypto Wallet Exits Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) Longs for 20x Ether Short

The wallet closed longs in 1,000 BTC and 10,000 ETH after four months, with combined gains above $20 million, before opening a short on 13,000 ETH valued at $29 million.

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A commuter checks a cryptocurrency wallet on a phone along a Yeouido sidewalk in Seoul. / TokenPost.ai (mono)
A commuter checks a cryptocurrency wallet on a phone along a Yeouido sidewalk in Seoul. / TokenPost.ai (mono)

After exiting the two longs, the wallet took a 20x leveraged position against Ether; the short covered 13,000 ETH and was reported at $29 million.

Before opening the short, it closed a long position in 1,000 BTC and another in 10,000 ETH. The two longs had remained open for four months, accumulating combined gains above $20 million before they were closed.

The new short covers 13,000 ETH and was valued at $29 million. Bitcoin appeared only in the closed long positions; the newly opened short was entirely in Ether.

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