According to @OnchainLens, a crypto whale known as '0x15a4' deposited $3.85M USDC into HyperLiquid after incurring a $1.3M loss and opened a 20x leveraged short position on Ethereum (ETH). This move highlights intensified trading strategies and market positioning by prominent investors.

According to @lookonchain, a trader identified as gambler 0x15a4 has returned to trading after a $1.3M loss. The individual deposited 3.85M USDC into Hyperliquid and placed limit orders to short 3,000 ETH, valued at $6.09M. This move highlights a high-risk trading strategy, as the trader quickly re-engaged in the market following significant losses.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, an additional 1.98 million USDC was added as margin in the past 10 minutes, bringing the total Ethereum (ETH) long positions to 40,000 ETH, valued at $80.18 million. The average entry price is $2,039.43, with a liquidation price at $1,349.10 and an unrealized loss of $1.313 million, signaling increased leverage and risk exposure.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, an additional 1.98 million USDC was added as margin within the past 10 minutes. The Ethereum (ETH) long position has now increased to 40,000 tokens, with a total value of $80.18 million. The entry price is reported at $2,039.43, with a liquidation price at $1,349.10, currently showing an unrealized loss of $1.313 million.

According to @OnchainLens, the cryptocurrency whale identified as '0x6c8' has deposited an additional $26.3 million USDC and expanded their Ethereum (ETH) short position, which now represents 39,000 ETH worth $78.41 million. Despite this move, the whale is currently facing an unrealized loss of $1.15 million. The activity highlights significant risk-taking behavior in the ETH derivatives market.

According to @OnchainLens, a newly created wallet deposited $1.98M USDC into the HyperLiquid platform and initiated a significant ETH long position using 20x leverage. This move highlights growing interest in leveraging decentralized trading platforms for high-risk, high-reward strategies. Traders should monitor HyperLiquid for increased activity and potential market impact on ETH prices.

According to @lookonchain, a newly created wallet has spent $10 million USDC to acquire 47.6 million WLFI tokens at an average price of $0.109. The wallet still holds $4.83 million USDC, which could be used for further purchases of WLFI, indicating continued interest in the token.

According to @EmberCN, a hacker who stole 49.5 million USDC from Infini in February last year has demonstrated advanced trading skills. The hacker converted stolen USDC to ETH, sold ETH for DAI at an average price of $3,762 in August, and recently bought back ETH with DAI at $2,109 per ETH. The hacker then laundered 15,470 ETH, worth approximately $32.58 million, through Tornado Cash.

According to Lex Sokolin, Polygon has emerged as a leader in real-world payment use cases, processing $700 million in stablecoin transactions monthly via platforms like Tazapay. This positions Polygon as a dominant network for B2B payments, supporting stablecoins such as USDC and USDT with seamless fiat conversion. The focus now shifts to whether the POL token can capture and accrue this value, given the substantial transaction volume and Polygon's efficiency in payment systems.

According to Onchain Lens, a newly created wallet was completely liquidated on its Ethereum (ETH) 20x leveraged long position, resulting in a loss of $4.048 million within just three days. The wallet initially deposited $3.18 million in USDC on the HyperLiquid platform to open this position. Speculation suggests that the whale might increase its position or initiate a new trade after this significant loss.

According to OnchainLens, World Liberty Finance has sold a total of 173 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) for $11.75 million USDC within the past 10 hours. This includes a recent sale of 100 WBTC for $6.71 million USDC. These transactions signal significant activity in WBTC-to-USDC conversions, potentially impacting liquidity and trading dynamics for WBTC holders.

According to @Celo, Ethereum is leading stablecoin activity with about $170B in supply and 5M active addresses since 2020 (source: Eco citing Artemis). Fidelity launched FDID, a US dollar stablecoin on Ethereum (source: Fidelity). Y Combinator enabled founders to receive startup funding in USDC (source: Y Combinator). Flutterwave acquired Mono to expand open banking infrastructure across Africa and bolster stablecoin payment rails (source: Flutterwave and Mono). Tether announced a $100M investment in Anchorage, the federally regulated digital asset bank and issuer of USA₮, to strengthen institutional stablecoin infrastructure (source: Tether and Anchorage). These developments reinforce Ethereum’s role in onchain settlement and stablecoin adoption (source: @Celo).

According to @bubblemaps, between Nov 2025 and Jan 2026, three addresses funded roughly 100 new wallets that had no prior activity, dispersed USDC to additional wallets, and then sniped the token at launch; according to @bubblemaps, one of the funding addresses is linked to GaCagz, the creator of $WAR, with the on-chain map published at v2.bubblemaps.io/map/GwZkA13raXTqhH7jC1Ic.

According to Onchain Lens, Machi deposited 250K USDC to HyperLiquid to increase and open long positions in ETH at 25x, BTC at 40x, HYPE at 10x, and PUMP at 10x as the market continues to decline (source: Onchain Lens; CoinMarketMan HyperTracker). According to Onchain Lens, Machi's cumulative losses have surpassed 26.7M USD, with activity tied to wallet 0x020ca66c30bec2c4fe3861a94e4db4a498a35872 on HyperLiquid (source: Onchain Lens; CoinMarketMan HyperTracker).

According to Lookonchain, trader Machi (@machibigbrother) was liquidated six additional times and then deposited 250K USDC to Hyperliquid to continue long positions in ETH and HYPE (source: Lookonchain). Lookonchain linked the trader’s entity page on Arkham Intelligence for wallet tracking and verification of on-chain activity (source: Lookonchain). This pattern indicates ongoing leveraged long exposure on Hyperliquid’s ETH and HYPE perpetuals, increasing vulnerability to further deleveraging if adverse price moves persist (source: Lookonchain). Traders can monitor liquidation levels, funding, and open interest on Hyperliquid’s ETH and HYPE perps to gauge squeeze or cascade risk tied to this wallet’s activity (source: Lookonchain).

According to @OnchainLens, an on-chain whale sold 3.59M AERO for 1.39M USDC, 35.45M BRETT for 310,459 USDC, and 636,148 VIRTUAL for 407,546 USDC over the last two days, realizing losses of 3.66M, 3.07M, and 1.76M respectively. According to @OnchainLens, the same address has also started selling ANDY with a reported loss of 1.615M. According to @OnchainLens, these transactions show active position reduction by a large holder across multiple altcoins, adding immediate sell-side flow to AERO, BRETT, VIRTUAL, and ANDY pairs.

According to @lookonchain, Machi deposited 249,950 USDC to continue long exposure in $ETH and $HYPE. The address now holds 1,000 ETH (about $2.13M) and 26,000 HYPE (about $904K) with liquidation prices at $1,933.21 for ETH and $26.93 for HYPE. Source: @lookonchain; Hyperdash. @lookonchain also reports the trader has been liquidated 262 times, underscoring persistent high leverage risk. Source: @lookonchain. For traders, these liquidation thresholds mark key risk levels where forced unwinds would occur if reached. Source: @lookonchain.

According to Lookonchain, wallet 0x66cF spent 44.78M USDC to buy 9,485 ETH at 4,721 around five months ago, based on on chain records. Source: Lookonchain; Arkham. According to Lookonchain, about one hour ago the same wallet sold all 9,485 ETH for roughly 20.5M USD at 2,162, realizing a 24.27M loss equal to 54 percent, as shown on the Arkham address explorer. Source: Lookonchain; Arkham. According to Lookonchain, this sequence is a classic buy high, sell low event from a single whale address. Source: Lookonchain.

According to @ai_9684xtpa on X, a whale offloaded 41,800 ETH via Hyperunit across 10 addresses within eight hours and then deposited proceeds to Aave to repay debt, source: @ai_9684xtpa. Since the broader sell-off that began on Jan 31, the same entity has sold a cumulative 58,117 ETH, source: @ai_9684xtpa. The wallet cluster still has 38,465.3 ETH staked on chain and an outstanding borrow of 40.06 million USDC on Aave, source: @ai_9684xtpa. The cluster can be tracked through the Arkham Intelligence explorer entity referenced by the author, source: Arkham Intelligence; @ai_9684xtpa.

According to Lookonchain, Machi Big Brother was liquidated another 10 times, with the 250K USDC he deposited one day earlier now down to 57.7K USDC (source: Lookonchain). According to Lookonchain, the pattern is deposit funds, double down on longs, get liquidated, repeat, highlighting persistent overleverage risk (source: Lookonchain). According to Lookonchain, this sequence underscores how averaging into leveraged longs can rapidly erode capital when positions are repeatedly liquidated (source: Lookonchain).