Large Investors withdrew 3365 ETH in 7 hours, this Whale's layout in Decentralized Finance has been exposed.

2025-12-23 02:10:11

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On-chain data shows that a Large Investor in ETH has been very active recently. In just the past 7 hours, they withdrew 3365.5 ETH from a certain leading exchange and another mainstream exchange, equivalent to about 10.2 million USD.

What is even more noteworthy is the overall movement of this whale. From December 5 to December 12, during this week, the address has withdrawn a total of 30,210 ETH, with an average price of $3,167, amounting to a total value of $95.67 million. The destination of these funds is also intriguing— the main address has staked 29,103.1 ETH in the two major lending protocols, Spark and Aave, while borrowing 41.12 million USDT.

This operational model indicates that this whale is not only accumulating ETH spot but is also maximizing capital efficiency through DeFi leverage tools. Large withdrawals combined with lending strategies reflect institutional investors' positive outlook on Ethereum in the medium term.

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ProofOfNothing

· 7h ago

Whales are back to leverage arbitrage again, their tactics are truly seasoned. $95.67 million was staked in Aave to borrow USDT, very stable. This is what real institutional play looks like; retail investors can only watch the excitement. It seems that big players are really confident in ETH's mid-term prospects. Playing around with DeFi lending can indeed be profitable, but the risks are also significant. Just withdrawing tokens is fine, but insisting on playing tricks within DeFi—are they trying to reap leverage dividends? The thinking of institutional big players is different; unlike us, who only HODL. With this pace of price manipulation, do small investors still have a chance to jump on board?

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rekt_but_vibing

· 12-23 02:32

Hiding in Aave to suck blood and earn profits, this Whale plays incredibly well. This guy must be betting on ETH going up, otherwise why bother with all this trouble? $95.67 million just got thrown in? That's some serious guts. Why does it feel a bit too aggressive... What’s he doing with over $40 million USDT? Is this real? Withdrawing over 30,000 ETH in a week, is the exchange crying? Here comes another one dreaming of getting rich through leverage, good luck haha. This operation is basically all in on ETH, a gambler's mentality but really optimistic.

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pvt_key_collector

· 12-23 02:26

This whale is playing extravagantly, borrowing and trapping in DeFi, treating money like real cash. This operation by the institutions is betting on Ethereum, and I believe it. They staked 29,103 coins, borrowing over 40 million USDT. How is this risk management? It's already at a scale of 95.67 million USD, and they still have to keep messing around, is it real or not? Looks like we need to reassess the mid-term expectations for ETH.

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MissedAirdropAgain

· 12-23 02:19

Wow, this Whale is causing trouble again, with over 9k USD movements in a week. This is betting on Ether to da moon.

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HackerWhoCares

· 12-23 02:16

Damn, it's this kind of routine again, just borrow USDT and continue to buy the dip.

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PuzzledScholar

· 12-23 02:13

It's the same old trick again, using borrowed leverage, institutions are lying in ambush for the upcoming pump. --- This operation looks like a bet on subsequent rises; otherwise, why would they borrow USDT? --- $95.67 million just moved away from the exchange, it's really a Whale; we retail investors can just forget about it. --- Staking in Aave and Spark can earn interest, while also borrowing out USDT for other uses; this is how real money management works. --- Wait, what's the plan with borrowing 41.12 million USDT? This rhythm seems off. --- Looking at this trend, institutions are really optimistic about ETH's mid-term market; otherwise, who would spend time on such complex leverage operations? --- A movement of $95.67 million in a week is a bit shocking; retail investors can't keep up with this pace.

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