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According to Lookonchain’s monitoring, a whale with address prefix FGjDGz sold approximately 674.32 million PUMP tokens around 7 hours ago, receiving roughly 2.59 million USDC in exchange, incurring a loss of about $409,000 on the transaction.

According to an article by analyst Axel Adler Jr., the U.S. tech sector recorded its largest single-day drop since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nasdaq 100 index closed 6.36% lower at 26,630 points, the S&P Tech sector fell 7.3%, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plummeted 12%. The VIX volatility index surged nearly 70% in a single day, climbing from 16.6 to 28.2. The author states that after the Democratic Party won gubernatorial elections in Texas, Ohio, Georgia and other states, plans for new data center construction were suspended. Markets are worried that AI infrastructure development and chip procurement will slow, prompting position cuts in risk assets. Bitcoin has come under pressure, retreating from around $80,000 to roughly $75,000. The article notes that when stock market volatility rises, some funds will simultaneously reduce exposure to risk assets such as cryptocurrencies to control portfolio risk, even if Bitcoin’s on-chain metrics do not necessarily deteriorate in sync. If the Nasdaq stabilizes and the VIX falls, external pressure could ease; however, as long as tech sell-offs persist, the crypto market still faces further deleveraging risks.

According to Bitget market data, Hong Kong stocks weakened in afternoon trading. Minimax fell 8.4%, Zhipu dropped 10.34%, Alibaba (09988.HK) declined nearly 5%, Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) and Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) fell over 3%, while Kuaishou (01024.HK) and JD.com (09618.HK) also fell.

Whale FGjDGz dumped 674.32M $PUMP for 2.59M $USDC 7 hours ago, taking a $409K loss.

According to on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain, the address 0xfC27136e4....fF1B959d9d has earned over $8 million in profits from short selling on Aster DEX. Specifically, the address generated positive returns across multiple positions: SOXLUSD1 (semiconductor 3x leveraged long ETF perpetual contract) gained around $2.35 million, SNDKUSD1 around $1.17 million, BTC/USDT around $1.03 million, and MUUSD1 around $615,000. Per screenshots, the address has unrealized profits of approximately $5.016 million and realized profits of around $3.042 million, with a 70% trade win rate (49 wins out of 70 trading pairs, 21 losses). It currently holds a large number of short positions, including a BTC short position of about 258.89 coins (nominal value around $19.5 million) with an average entry price of $77,943 and 25x leverage; short positions in semiconductor-related assets (SOXL, SNDK, MU, INTC, etc.) are also still in unrealized profit.