PANews reported on January 16th that, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, another whale on Deribit has placed a $10 million long position in BTC worth $PANews reported on January 16th that, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, another whale on Deribit has placed a $10 million long position in BTC worth $

A whale on Deribit has placed a $10 million long position in BTC, worth $353 million, expecting it to rise to $100,000.

2026/01/16 10:23

PANews reported on January 16th that, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, another whale on Deribit has placed a $10 million long position in BTC worth $353 million, anticipating the price of BTC to rise to $100,000. This whale purchased 1,300 BTC call options expiring on February 27, 2026, with a strike price of $100,000, and 2,400 BTC call options expiring on January 30, 2026, with a strike price of $98,000, paying a total premium of $10.22 million (it's unclear whether these belong to the same person, but the purchase times are very close).

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