BlockBeats News, January 16 — According to Hyperinsight monitoring, a whale (0x72718) closed a 100 BTC long position at 11:56, incurring a loss of $10,000. Currently, there are no holdings in the address, and it remains on the sidelines.
This address trades a variety of assets, including not only mainstream cryptocurrencies like BTC and ETH but also altcoins such as ZEN and AVAX. The trading style is mainly medium- to short-term.
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