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A billionaire whale is apparently expecting further losses from Ethereum. ETH has already dropped by 40 percent over the last month. Nevertheless, the major investor is now realizing losses by dumping half a billion in ETH. According to price analyst CrypticTrades, certain price zones are now crucial.
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Will ETH fall even further? Whale dumps half a billion in Ethereum
Over the last four weeks, the Ethereum price has slumped significantly. Since then, it has lost a full 40 percent of its market value. ETH is trading at $1,975 today. A major investor apparently feels that a bottom has not yet been reached despite the already high losses.
- Ethereum
(ETH) - Price $1,991.25
- Market Cap
$240.31 B
Data from Arkham shows: A major investor, whom analysts call the Hyperunit BTC whale, has dumped around 262,000 ETH worth more than half a billion US dollars since yesterday, realizing losses in the process.
Initially, the investor accumulated large amounts of Bitcoin since 2018. He made enormous profits from this. He accumulated a fortune of around 100,000 Bitcoin—worth around $650 million at the time. Currently, 100,000 BTC is equivalent to almost seven billion US dollars.
In August 2025, he shifted a large part of his crypto fortune from Bitcoin to Ethereum. He used the Hyperunit cross-chain bridge from Hyperliquid for this. With 39,738 BTC, he acquired 886,371 Ether there—worth more than four billion US dollars at the time.
Because Arkham does not know the person behind the fortune, they are referred to as the Hyperunit whale. According to blockchain analysts’ assessment, it is a Chinese investor.
“Since the heavy reallocation into ETH, the whale’s loss is currently estimated at the following amounts: around $3.7 billion in leveraged ETH positions + spot BTC and spot ETH holdings, as well as around $1.2 billion in staked ETH,” Arkham writes.
“Across all positions, the Hyperunit whale’s loss is estimated at around $5 billion since the peak,” it continues.
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During the record high, the total value of the portfolio was $11.14 billion. According to data from Arkham, the investor still controls cryptocurrencies worth around three billion US dollars.
The Ethereum price stabilizes from this mark
The whale’s actions suggest that he expects further losses in the Ethereum price. He apparently sold 262,000 ETH on Binance, realizing losses to free up liquidity for other investments. A later re-entry into ETH would also be conceivable.
The future of the ETH price is currently highly controversial among experts. After Ether has already recorded enormous losses, some analysts now believe in a recovery. Price analyst CrypticTrades, on the other hand, expects further losses.
“I still don’t like the current market structure, as the price has not yet risen back above the lost support zone marked in purple, which I see as a clear sign of weakness,” he wrote yesterday on X.
“Prepare for further downward movements,” CrypticTrades recommends. According to him, no end to the bear market is expected before April. Support at $2,150 is important. Only if ETH can reclaim it can fresh gains be expected.
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“Until we see clear signs of a recovery, such as a price increase above the support zone at $2,150, the most likely outcome for the short-term timeframe remains a further decline into the long-term support zone, which coincides with the bottoming out in early April.”
According to his analysis, the second-largest cryptocurrency could sink to around $1,600.
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