{"id":152426,"date":"2025-03-03T19:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=152426"},"modified":"2025-03-03T18:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T16:50:39","slug":"crypto-whale-earns-millions-ahead-of-trumps-crypto-reserve-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/crypto-whale-earns-millions-ahead-of-trumps-crypto-reserve-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Whale Earns Millions Ahead of Trump\u2019s Crypto Reserve Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The whale <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hyperdash.info\/trader\/0xe4d31c2541a9ce596419879b1a46ffc7cd202c62\">deposited<\/a> <\/strong>$5.9 million in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/cryptocurrency\/usd-coin\/\">USD Coin<\/a><\/strong> and used 50x leverage on a decentralized exchange, making positions on both assets.<\/p>\n<p>Once Trump revealed the strategic reserve, which initially excluded <strong><a 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      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/stock-market-bull-240x170.jpg\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Crypto Bull Run Could Extend Into 2026, Says Ex-Goldman Sachs Exec<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some crypto experts have raised concerns over the legality of the move, suggesting that the trader might have had prior knowledge of the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>This trade coincides with the ongoing efforts of the President\u2019s Digital Assets Working Group, which is reviewing crypto regulations ahead of a key summit on March 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A crypto whale has profited nearly $7 million after placing large leveraged bets on Bitcoin and Ether just before President Trump&#8217;s announcement about the Crypto Strategic 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