Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, surged back to $3,000 in early trading today, recording an impressive annual growth rate of 81%, according to data. During Tuesday’s trading session, Ethereum briefly approached the $3,000 mark, a peak last reached in April 2022, though it struggled to surpass this level significantly.
While trading activities aimed to propel ETH beyond $3,000, the cryptocurrency is currently trading below that threshold, indicating that their efforts have not yielded the desired results yet. At the time of writing this report, ETH has risen by 1.93% in the last 24 hours to $2,977.
In an unexpected move, a significant whale decided to offload a substantial amount of ETH when the price attempted to reach $3,000. The whale disposed of 16,597 ETH, valued at $48.7 million, at a rate of $2,934 on decentralized exchanges (DEX) in the past 24 hours. This whale’s action has sparked some surprise in the cryptocurrency community, as it may indicate bearish sentiments or a profit-taking strategy.
It turns out to be a profit-taking strategy. Lookonchain reported that the whale made an approximate profit of $5.5 million through this move, involving the deposit of millions of dollars worth of ETH into exchanges. According to Lookonchain, the whale purchased 16,599 Ethereum for $43.16 million on the cryptocurrency exchange OKX through five wallets on January 12 when the price was $2,600, later selling it when the ETH price reached approximately $3,000.
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