- Patient strategy pays off: Holding ETH for 7 years resulted in a 390x return on investment.
- Gradual exit strategy: The whale sold 15,879 ETH over several months, avoiding market disruption.
- Early adoption advantage: Entering the market at $7 per ETH allowed for massive profit potential.
Ethereum has become more active recently as a whale which had not been active for months starts to move ETH. This ETH investor who bought Ethereum back in 2016 has decided to sell 12,979 ETH to book a $34.3 million profit. The whale has been an Ethereum user for more than 7 years and received their cryptocurrencies when ETH was equal to $7.
It is one of the largest disposals from a fund’s focus area, according to Credit Suisse and Sanford C. Bernstein. Starting from May, the whale has been slowly selling them gradually and has sold as much 15,879 ETH in the few months alone. This takes the total profit to about 43.5 million USD with an average price of ETH at 2739 USD per token.
A Strategy Rooted in Patience Yet Impactful Move
This recent sale proves the art of timing in the world of cryptocurrencies is crucial. These have shown a disciplined approach to the volatile market as the whale held ETH for more than 7 years and sold it at a price that was more than 390 times their initial investment. It also learned the game of investing in Ethereum the hard way.
It entered early into the market and had the patience to accumulate more ether as and when the number of users increased rapidly, and then being smart enough to exit before the prices skyrocketed.Recent activity of the whale also became a focus of attention because of the large amounts invested, as well as the inactivity before the purchases.
They had been pretty dormant up until the time when they started selling in the months of May. This constant and gradual buying and selling of ETH reminds people about how some of the old established players in the market work and this is the circle of how such players operate in the market without so much attention until it is time to make the next big move.
Long-Term Holders Benefit
However, for serious investors, as one of them pitted a whale, this action is evidence that one can earn good money in the cryptocurrency market if you do not give up. And though today’s prices may differ from the prices of the previous day and the following day, only the patient individual who can keep waiting for the right moment to invest and obtain as much profit as possible.
The latest action from this Ethereum whale is a good example of the active trading that is still happening in the market despite some of the personas trading at the background.
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