Recent data from Lookonchain reveals that a major cryptocurrency whale has withdrawn 800 BTC, valued at over $45.37 million, from Binance.
This whale, who previously lost $40 million due to poorly timed trades, had purchased $19 million worth of Bitcoin on September 3 as part of a larger $136 million investment.
The whale withdrew 800 $BTC($45.37M) from #Binance again 17 hours ago!
But this whale has always bought $BTC at high prices and sold at lows in the past 3 months, losing more than $40M!
Address:
3G98jSULfhrES1J9HKfZdDjXx1sTNvHkhN pic.twitter.com/41V9HSlx6k— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) September 12, 2024
Earlier, the same whale sold nearly $500 million worth of Bitcoin between late June and early July at lower prices, despite buying them at higher rates.
It remains to be seen if these recent transactions will help the whale recover from past losses.
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