COINOTAG News, December 31, per Hyperinsight monitoring, highlights a notable ‘Long-to-Short’ whale activity associated with address 0x50b30. The trader executed a short position on Bitcoin with 20x leverage comprising 798.73 BTC (≈$70.72 million) and simultaneously opened a long exposure on Ethereum with 18x leverage totaling 5,626.42 ETH (≈$16.71 million) as a hedge against downside risk.
This hedging strategy produced an unrealized loss of about $240,000, underscoring the risk-reward dynamics of high-leverage maneuvers in a volatile market. Investors should monitor macro drivers and liquidity flows, as ongoing whale repositioning can influence near-term price action for leading assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Source: https://en.coinotag.com/breakingnews/bitcoin-whale-opens-20x-short-on-btc-and-18x-eth-long-hedge-240k-unrealized-loss
