The "20 Million Bandit" and the "Shanzhai Air Force Leader" are both bearish on LTC, with each opening a short position of over a million US dollars today.
January 14th — According to monitoring by HyperInsight (via the Telegram channel @HyperInsight), two LTC short positions were active on Hyperliquid, with both accounts increasing their short exposure simultaneously:
1. The "20 Million Whale" added ~2,712.32 LTC (~$209,600) to its LTC short position opened earlier in the day, while adjusting its position. Its average entry price rose to $78.79, with total position size now at $1.2274 million. Current unrealized loss is ~$3,674 (-2.99%). The address has accumulated over $1 million in long positions today and is still adding to its positions as of press time.
2. The well-known bearish whale "Shanzhai Air Force Locomotive" rolled over its profitable LTC short position, significantly increasing holdings by 7,587.20 LTC (~$588,200). This move lowered its average entry price to $84.90, expanding total position size to $3.4309 million. Current unrealized gain exceeds $259,000 (+75.54%). The address has added over $3 million in positions
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A trader closed a 20-day short position in Gold Token, losing $46,000
On January 14, per Hyperinsight monitoring (via Telegram @HyperInsight), a trader closed a 20-day short position in PAX Gold (PAXG) at 16:05 ET, suffering a $46,000 loss.
Current positions:
- Short 91.61 BTC (40x leverage, entry: $89,703.3) → floating loss: $475,000;
- Short 1957.82 ETH (25x leverage, entry: $3094.18) → floating loss: $459,000.
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A whale went long with 40x leverage on 333 BTC, with an average entry price of $95,224.9
On January 14th, per monitoring from Hyperinsight (via its Telegram channel at t.me/HyperInsight), a crypto whale executed two key trades:
- At 15:54, the whale opened a 40x leveraged long position on 333 BTC (~$31.68M), entering at an average price of ~$95,224.9. This position currently has an unrealized loss of ~$31,000.
- Prior to this, the whale held a 5x leveraged long on 839,369.4 ZRO, which has an unrealized profit of ~$133,000.
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Probability of OpenSea Token's FDV Dropping Below $10 Billion After First Day of Trading
As of January 14, Polymarket’s prediction market data shows a 62% probability OpenSea’s token will exceed a $10 billion fully diluted valuation (FDV) on its first trading day, with a 27% chance of topping $20 billion.
OpenSea’s valuation has plummeted sharply. Back in January 2022, it raised $300 million in a Series C round led by Paradigm and Coatue (with Tiger Global participating), securing a $13.3 billion post-money valuation.
Earlier reports noted OpenSea CMO Adam Hollander stated preparations are underway for the OpenSea Foundation’s Token Generation Event (TGE). The foundation will factor in historical trading volume, with a key focus on Treasures data in its reward plan.
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Analyst: MSTR is the “Mullet” of this Bitcoin Bull Cycle, Acting as a Bitcoin Pressure Relief
On January 14, CoinDesk analyst James Van Straten noted:
“In this cycle, MicroStrategy (MSTR) absorbed roughly 75% of the drawdown, keeping Bitcoin from seeing a comparable decline as volatility shifted from spot Bitcoin to the company’s common stock.
“Meanwhile, Michael Saylor issued a large block of shares at approximately 1x mNAV, acting as a backstop buyer and thereby somewhat curbing the formation of a bear market.”
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