Sky Mavis Goes Long on Gold with 20x Leverage and Simultaneously Closes Out a Short Position on the S&P 500

On March 23rd, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) reported that address 0xa2F…bF85A just deposited $30.97 million worth of ETH into Coinbase 3 minutes ago. The address began accumulating Ethereum as early as 2016, buying the token at prices as low as $11.61. Selling this batch of ETH would net a profit of $30.79 million.

On March 23rd, Al Jazeera’s Tehran correspondent reported that the explosion in the Iranian capital had “unprecedented” scale and intensity, with the impact particularly concentrated in the city’s eastern district.

March 23: Per on-chain analyst Ai Auntie’s (@ai_9684xtpa) monitoring, address 0x78c...dBE18 accumulated 1.27 million SIREN tokens at $0.07827 each, then exited at $1.64 each—netting over $2 million in profits. The address is linked to DWF LABS.

March 23rd — According to Hyperinsight monitoring (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight), international oil prices continued climbing Thursday. On the Hyperliquid platform, WTI Crude Oil (WTIOIL) briefly hit $101 this morning before pulling back sharply; it was last trading at $98.6. As oil prices fluctuated at elevated levels, two whales (wallet addresses 0xc437 and 0x5b67) entered the market today to open new long positions. Their combined position size totals ~$2.8 million, with average entry prices of $97 and $99, respectively. Additionally, the largest on-chain WTI Crude holder — the entity labeled “US-Brent Dual Oil Mainnet Airforce” (wallet 0x985) — currently holds a 20x-leveraged short position on CL (NYMEX WTI). The position’s unrealized losses have widened to $2 million, with a total size of ~$24.7 million and an average entry price of $90.42.

March 23rd — Investor risk appetite has cooled sharply amid escalating Middle East geopolitical tensions. Mounting market concerns over global inflation and economic growth are pressuring copper prices lower. LME copper dropped 1.8% on Monday, extending its biggest weekly decline since April 2025 (6.7%) from the prior week. The metal now trades at a three-month low. Analysts note the four-week surge in oil and gas prices tied to the Iran conflict could further weigh on global economic activity, stoke inflationary pressures, and potentially push central banks worldwide to maintain more aggressive interest rate policies.

March 23rd — Lookonchain data shows whale address 0x2607 withdrew 11,950 ETH from Binance nearly 7 months ago, when ETH was near its $4,295 high. The position’s current value is around $24.55 million, with an unrealized loss of $26.77 million (roughly -52%). Today, the address transferred all 11,950 ETH to a new wallet but has not initiated any sell operations yet.