[Three hours before the vote, 866 Bitcoins were all swapped for Ethereum🐋]
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A giant whale address, 0x4553, took action on Tuesday, selling 866 Bitcoins. The proceeds weren’t cash, but 26,924 Ethereum. Three hours later, the Senate blocked the crypto bill with a vote of 49 to 50.
First, let’s be clear: this isn’t a panic sell-off—it’s an intentional switch of positions. It sold Bitcoin and bought Ethereum, worth about $64.57 million. The exchange rate moved from 0.0252 back to 0.0317, up 32%.
What’s really worth watching is the timing of the move—not the direction. It acted three hours before the vote, dodging the day’s worst stretch. Within one hour after the vote, a $289 million leveraged position was liquidated.
For crypto, the money didn’t leave the arena—it just changed tracks. Bitcoin fell 2.2% on the day, Ethereum fell 3.6%, and neither held up. There’s still a gatekeeper above the exchange rate—0.0321. That’s the real test.
Do you think this rotation of positions is Ethereum taking the baton, or did the whale escape the top? Let’s chat in the comments.
Group chat: 📲加入X先生的粉丝群聊
A giant whale address, 0x4553, took action on Tuesday, selling 866 Bitcoins. The proceeds weren’t cash, but 26,924 Ethereum. Three hours later, the Senate blocked the crypto bill with a vote of 49 to 50.
First, let’s be clear: this isn’t a panic sell-off—it’s an intentional switch of positions. It sold Bitcoin and bought Ethereum, worth about $64.57 million. The exchange rate moved from 0.0252 back to 0.0317, up 32%.
What’s really worth watching is the timing of the move—not the direction. It acted three hours before the vote, dodging the day’s worst stretch. Within one hour after the vote, a $289 million leveraged position was liquidated.
For crypto, the money didn’t leave the arena—it just changed tracks. Bitcoin fell 2.2% on the day, Ethereum fell 3.6%, and neither held up. There’s still a gatekeeper above the exchange rate—0.0321. That’s the real test.
Do you think this rotation of positions is Ethereum taking the baton, or did the whale escape the top? Let’s chat in the comments.
