BlockBeats News, January 3rd, according to... Coinbob Popular Address MonitoringIt is shown that the ETH bulls led by the "BTC OG insider whale" have seen their losses narrow, but no rebalancing has been carried out. The "altcoin bear leader" has continued to add positions worth over $9 million since the launch of LIT. Additionally, short-term funds have been transferred into "pension-usdt.eth." Details are as follows:
"BTC OG Insider Whale": This morning, the account briefly turned from a loss to a profit, but then fell back into a loss. There have been no position adjustments so far, with a total floating loss of $11.46 million. The main position is a long ETH position, with a floating loss of $9.88 million (-7.7%), at an average price of $3,147, with a total position size of approximately $630 million. It also holds long BTC and long SOL positions, both of which are in floating losses. The account's total position size is currently about $786 million, making it the top long position holder for ETH, BTC, and SOL on Hyperliquid.
"CZ Counterparty Portfolio": Total unrealized loss has narrowed from $27.6 million to $16.4 million. Currently, the unrealized loss on ETH long positions is approximately $5.21 million, with a total position size of about $177 million and an average entry price of $3,190. Additionally, it holds XRP long positions with a total size of approximately $77.8 million and an unrealized loss of $11.14 million. It is currently the largest XRP long holder and the second-largest ETH long holder on Hyperliquid.
"pension-usdt.eth": In the past two hours, this address transferred $16.6 million to the Hyperliquid contract account, then withdrew it, suspected to be deposited into a new address, with no recent positions opened. Previously, it had significantly reduced large ETH short positions and exited the market.
"Ultimate Short Seller": Recently, the trader has not yet closed their BTC short position for profit-taking. The current BTC short position size is approximately $44.8 million, with a floating profit of $10.92 million. They have set a profit-taking order to partially close the position at $762,000. In addition, they have been continuously increasing their long position in XYZ's 100x leveraged mapped contracts, with a current position size of about $5.02 million.
"Shanzhai Air Force Front": Recently continuously increasing short positions in LIT, and is still adding to the position. The current position size in LIT is $9.35 million, with an average entry price of $2.71, generating a floating profit of $300,000. In addition, the address initiated a short position in ZEC today and has been continuously adding to it, with a current position size of approximately $1 million. This address is currently the largest short position holder of LIT on the Hyperliquid platform.
Major Crypto Whales Maintain Positions, 'Shanzhai Air Force Tank' Adds $9.3M LIT Short
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Summary
On January 3, 2026, major crypto whales tracked by Coinbob showed mixed activity. The "BTC OG Insider Whale" held $630 million in long ETH positions with a $9.88 million loss, continuing to follow a value-investing approach in crypto. The "Altcoin Bear Leader" added $9.3 million in short positions on LIT, now becoming the top LIT short on Hyperliquid. The "pension-usdt.eth" address moved $16.6 million in and out of Hyperliquid, while the "Ultimate Bear" maintained BTC short positions with a $10.92 million profit. Key support and resistance levels continue to face pressure.
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