Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and altcoins have all seen a major correction in recent weeks. This correction saw some investors buying low while a giant whale sold after a long period. A major Bitcoin whale, who has been described as having “diamond hands,” a pattern used in the cryptocurrency market because he hasn’t sold for a long time, has sold BTC. According to Lookonchain's post, the whale sold Bitcoin it purchased from Binance and HTX cryptocurrency exchanges seven years ago. Accordingly, a whale holding 14,837 BTC (worth $1.69 billion) sold 670.1 BTC (worth $76 million) today. The whale then used the sold BTC to open a long position in Ethereum. The whale opened a large long position worth 68,130 ETH (worth $295 million). According to Lookonchain data, the whale opened ETH long positions across four wallets at around $4,300, with the majority of them opened with 10x leverage. While this whale sold Bitcoinb and opened a long position on Ethereum, three other whales panic-sold during the drop. They sold 17,972 ETH (worth $77.4 million), 13,521 ETH (worth $57.72 million), and 3,003 ETH (worth $12.89 million), respectively. A Bitcoin OG holding 14,837 $BTC ($1.69B) sold 670.1 $BTC ($76M) today and opened massive longs of 68,130 $ETH ($295M). A whale deposited 670.1 $BTC ($76M) to Hyperliquid in the past 20 hours and sold it, then went long on $ETH across 4 wallets with positions totaling 68,130… pic.twitter.com/2xdG2LjgYl — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) August 21, 2025 *This is not investment advice. Continue Reading: The "Diamond-Handed" Giant Whale Unwounds His 7-Year Bitcoin Stash! He Sold BTC and Opened a Long Position in This Altcoin!
