Whale @loraclexyz Opens 20x Short Positions on BTC and ETH, Total Profit Exceeds $32M

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2026-02-07 05:17:01

BTC5,69%

ETH5,15%

PAXG-2,38%

LIT0,68%

Gate News bot message, the whale @loraclexyz has opened 20x short positions on $BTC and $ETH, and a 5x long position on $PAXG. Additionally, there is a slight increase in $LIT short position. The overall profit now stands over $32M.

Current holdings include: 1,478,842 $HYPE ($48.69M), 380.76 $BTC ($26.98M), and 4,869.58 $ETH ($10.19M).

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