💫💫 According to Van Straten's research, the whale acquired over 100,000 bitcoins during the bullish trend of 2021, when the cryptocurrency was trading at USD 48,000. Consequently, it is suggested that the whale was at a loss since the price of BTC fell below that level over two years ago, prompting it to take profits as soon as it surpassed that quote.

This behavior triggered a frenzy in the market, combined with liquidations of leveraged positions in futures and the "sell the news" phenomenon, as indicated by the analyst.

The "buy the rumor and sell the news" strategy involves acquiring an asset before an expected event and selling it to make profits once that event occurs, even if it is positive. This was evident during the launch of bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as reported by CriptoNoticias.

As a result of this combination of factors, the price of Bitcoin experienced its largest daily drop since the collapse of the FTX exchange. The drop occurred after a wave of massive sales by whales and smaller investors, marking the biggest profit-taking since Bitcoin reached its all-time high two years ago.