BTC Original Whale Pays Over $7.5M in Funding Fees, Floating Profit Narrows to $44.9M

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Release Time: 01/18/2026 10:16:20

Summary

Whale activity in trading shows the BTC OG Insider Whale holding long positions worth $910 million, having paid over $7.5 million in funding fees. The floating profit is now at $44.9 million, down from a peak of $60 million. The portfolio includes a $74.1 million ETH long position with a $35.14 million profit, a $95.12 million BTC long position with a $3.61 million profit, and a $7.273 million SOL long position with a $6.14 million profit. Traders are closely watching for signs of a take-profit strategy amid changing market conditions.

BlockBeats News, January 18, according to... HyperInsight Monitoring shows that the long position held by the "BTC OG insider whale" is valued at approximately $910 million, with over $7.5 million in funding fees already paid. The unrealized profit has narrowed to $44.9 million, down from a previous peak of over $60 million. As of this writing, the unrealized profit status of the position is as follows:

$741 million ETH long position: floating profit of $35.14 million;

· $95.12 million BTC long position: floating profit of $3.61 million;

· $7.273 million SOL long position: Floating profit of $6.14 million.

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