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title: "The whale that once \"sold 255 BTC\" has increased its short positions in BTC and ETH, now with an unrealized profit of over 2 million dollars"
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description: "The whale that \"sold 255 BTC\" is increasing its short positions in BTC and ETH, currently profiting over $2 million. The whale's profit and loss once reached +$25.16 million but later fell to -$31.55 million. The current positions include shorting 1,167 BTC ($81.88 million), shorting 22,540 ETH ($4.881 million), and going long on 40,507 xyz:BRENTOIL ($4.41 million)"
datetime: "2026-03-19T08:04:00.000Z"
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# The whale that once "sold 255 BTC" has increased its short positions in BTC and ETH, now with an unrealized profit of over 2 million dollars

PANews reported on March 19 that according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale that once "sold 255 BTC" is increasing its short positions in BTC and ETH, with current profits exceeding $2 million. The whale's profit and loss once reached +$25.16 million but later fell to -$31.55 million. Current positions: Short 1,167 BTC ($81.88 million); Short 22,540 ETH ($48.81 million); Long 40,507 xyz:BRENTOIL ($4.41 million)

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