$310 million whale position reverses: from unrealized gains to unrealized losses in just a few hours

TokenSherpa · 2026-01-10T14:19:39+00:00

Recently, a major whale address experienced a drastic change in its cryptocurrency holdings, shifting from peak unrealized gains to a paper loss of $1,451,000, with the held SOL losing $817,000. This indicates that market fluctuations are rapid, and even proactive positioning makes it difficult to seize the right timing.

TokenSherpa

2026-01-10 14:19:39

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【BlockBeats】 Recently interesting things: A major whale address’s large long positions have experienced a dramatic change. This address holds a portfolio of BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP worth $310 million. Starting from the high point yesterday evening, the unrealized gains have reversed—currently showing a paper loss of $1.451 million.

The most heartbreaking is SOL. The $43.6 million worth of SOL long position alone is experiencing an unrealized loss of $817,000, nearly halving at that point. Even more interestingly, this address was adding to its SOL position two hours before the market correction, only to see $10 million in paper profits evaporate. Sometimes the market moves so quickly that early positioning doesn’t always hit the mark.

BTC-0,25%

ETH-1,03%

SOL-2,06%

XRP-1%

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TxFailed

· 7h ago

ngl this is just expensive tuition paying itself again... dude literally yolo'd another 10M into SOL right before the rug, classic whale moment fr

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SmartContractPhobia

· 8h ago

The position of 310 million USD is gone just like that. This wave of momentum is truly incredible.

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MoonRocketman

· 22h ago

Ha, the Bollinger Bands channel has collapsed, and this wave RSI directly hit the top. When adding to SOL, I didn't calculate the escape velocity properly, which is a typical case of choosing the wrong launch window. A $310 million portfolio position has been forcibly turned into a textbook case of gravity correction.

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WealthCoffee

· 01-11 16:46

$300 million is gone just like that, this is crypto—one second a billionaire, the next a beggar. --- The position turned around two hours before adding more, this timing can really make you furious. --- Did SOL get directly cut in half this time? Really? How strong must this whale's mentality be? --- Preemptive positioning sometimes backfires; sometimes waiting really doesn't mean making money. --- The $10 million paper profit just evaporated like that, it hurts to watch. --- Even whales are crashing, what can we do? We can only follow the bottom and pray. --- $310 million, unrealized losses are just losses; yesterday they laughed at others for being naive, today they got slapped in the face. --- Market timing is really a luxury item.

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RektDetective

· 01-10 14:47

Haha, this is the fate of a gambler. Why didn't I close my position during those two hours of adding to my position? SOL really made people despair this time, watching a profit of 10 million evaporate right before their eyes. Who can handle this feeling? It seems that even big players are not gods; one wrong step in the rhythm and you suffer big losses. That's why I keep saying not to heavily concentrate on a single coin, but some people still don't listen. Quickly reversing a floating profit must be incredibly unexpected... their mentality must be exploding. Even 310 million can't protect it, and retail investors are still sleepwalking.

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DegenGambler

· 01-10 14:46

Wow, this whale is really playing with fire. Started smashing two hours before adding to the position? I feel sorry for that 10 million paper profit.

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LiquidationWatcher

· 01-10 14:42

Whales also have their moments of failure, but the key is that the two hours of adding positions were truly exceptional, completely a contrarian indicator.

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NewPumpamentals

· 01-10 14:38

A $310 million position can turn around in a flash. This is crypto. In two hours, going from lying flat to adding positions and then to losses— the pace is truly incredible.

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just_vibin_onchain

· 01-10 14:34

300 million USD overnight flip, this is crypto, exciting --- SOL's leek harvesting attribute is really top-notch, dumping the market two hours before adding positions --- Whales also got wrecked, indicating no one can reliably time the market, it's all gambling --- A paper profit of 10 million dollars evaporated instantly, this is true unpredictability, brother --- The most ironic thing is that early deployment turned into a bagholder, the market is so capricious --- Watching unrealized gains turn into unrealized losses, it feels more painful than chasing highs and selling lows --- This wave of SOL was directly halved, losing 810,000 alone, whales also had to eat dirt --- The market reversed two hours before adding positions, missing the timing by such a small margin is pointless --- Over three hours from positive to negative returns, this market really doesn't play by the rules --- A lesson of 1.45 million USD, even with lots of money, you can't beat market sentiment

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ProxyCollector

· 01-10 14:30

This whale really screwed up. The market moved in the opposite direction two hours before adding to the position. Bad luck, huh?

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