According to @ItsDave_ADA, USDCx, described as a privacy focused version of USDC, is coming to Cardano and is framed as an important leap for Cardano’s adoption (source: @ItsDave_ADA on X). According to Charles Hoskinson, he has signed the integration agreement for USDCx on Cardano and welcomed the project to Cardano Circle, signaling formal progress toward deployment (source: @IOHK_Charles on X, cited by @ItsDave_ADA). According to @ItsDave_ADA, the announcement highlights adoption momentum for Cardano’s DeFi stack by bringing a dollar stablecoin variant into the ecosystem (source: @ItsDave_ADA on X). According to the cited posts, no launch timeline or technical details were disclosed, so traders should monitor official updates for rollout milestones and potential liquidity effects across ADA pairs and Cardano DEXs (sources: @ItsDave_ADA and @IOHK_Charles on X).

According to @EmberCN, a single address bought 1.243 million HYPE with 41.32 million USDC at an average entry of 33.2 and has begun selling around 28.8 as HYPE retraced with the broader market; if fully exited near this level, the estimated loss would be about 5.5 million, per the same source.

According to @OnchainLens, a previously dormant address for two years sold 699 ETH for about 1.876 million USDC, deposited the funds to HyperLiquid, and opened a 20x leveraged ETH long valued around 18 million, source: @OnchainLens. Based on the same source, traders may monitor ETH perpetuals funding, open interest shifts, and potential liquidation clusters on HyperLiquid and major venues to gauge risk and liquidity dynamics, source: @OnchainLens.

According to @lookonchain, Machi deposited another 144,573 USDC into Hyperliquid to add to his ETH long. According to @lookonchain, the trader lost another 2 million dollars in a single day during the recent market crash and has seen repeated wipeouts on Hyperliquid. According to @lookonchain, this fresh top-up increases leveraged ETH exposure on Hyperliquid, keeping liquidation risk elevated and signaling aggressive whale positioning in ETH.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, after ETH briefly fell to $2,805, Trend Research withdrew 36.39M USDT from Binance and deposited it into Aave as collateral, while holding 661,272.65 ETH at an average cost near $3,104.36 with an unrealized loss around $179M at that time, source: @ai_9684xtpa. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the address later borrowed 80M USDC from Aave after ETH moved back above $3,000, with the reported unrealized loss narrowing to about $55.78M, source: @ai_9684xtpa. According to @ai_9684xtpa, these on-chain actions indicate active leverage and collateral management on Aave by a large ETH holder, a dynamic traders often monitor for potential liquidity and volatility impacts, source: @ai_9684xtpa.

According to @lookonchain, wallet 0x8709ac3CeaAe2a7A70c1D8e39DF9804def7cAC54 spent 5.6M USDC to buy 1,066 XAUT at 5,261 and then deposited 3.5M USDC to Hyperliquid to open longs sized at 53,528 SILVER (6.48M) and 158.36 GOLD (876K), while shorting 4,229 NVDA (809K). According to @lookonchain, these flows show the address is positioned long precious metals via XAUT, SILVER, and GOLD and short NVDA via Hyperliquid.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a new address 0x9D26f5Bc7E5C7f767eade0b9De58d94f49301BfF has built a $31.62M spot position in HYPE and continues to buy aggressively. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the address currently holds about 951,000 HYPE with an unrealized loss of roughly $338,000, while HYPE rose about 4.6% in the last 24 hours and remains above $33. According to the hyperbot.network tracker cited by @ai_9684xtpa, the address deposited 44.995M USDC to Hyperliquid within about 7 hours and accumulated 298,915.34 HYPE at that time worth around $10.06M before continuing spot purchases. Based on the on-chain flow reported by @ai_9684xtpa and the hyperbot.network data, concentrated whale accumulation on Hyperliquid can tighten liquidity and increase short-term volatility, so traders may monitor this address’s inflows and spot fills for execution and slippage risk.

According to @EmberCN, one address transferred 45 million USDC to Hyperliquid to purchase HYPE and has already converted about 30.5 million USDC into roughly 909,000 HYPE at an average price near 33.5; source: @EmberCN. The buying is still ongoing, and the author notes the remaining 14.5 million USDC is likely to be deployed into HYPE within the day; source: @EmberCN.

According to @EmberCN, a single address transferred 45 million USDC to Hyperliquid to purchase HYPE on spot and has already spent 10.84 million USD acquiring 325,000 HYPE at an average price of 33.3, with buying still ongoing. According to the same source, the activity is concentrated on Hyperliquid spot and reflects continued whale accumulation of HYPE. The source also notes the post is sponsored by Bitget.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a new address 0x9D2...01BfF deposited 44.995 million USDC to Hyperliquid over seven hours and subsequently accumulated 298,915.34 HYPE in spot, valued around $10.06 million. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the activity reflects sustained spot accumulation on Hyperliquid by a single large buyer in HYPE.

According to @OnchainLens, newly created wallet 0x9D2 deposited an additional $36.15M, bringing total deposits on HyperLiquid to $45M to buy more HYPE. According to @OnchainLens, the whale has accumulated 277.1K HYPE valued at $9.478M. According to @OnchainLens, the wallet previously deposited $8.84M USDC and placed two TWAP orders to purchase HYPE within five hours.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, Trend Research borrowed 80 million USDC from Aave after ETH reclaimed the $3,000 level, signaling a potential plan to add ETH exposure (source: @ai_9684xtpa). According to @ai_9684xtpa, the fund holds about 661,272.65 ETH with an average cost near 3,104, and their unrealized PnL has oscillated between roughly 56 million and 93 million in losses as price moved around that cost basis (source: @ai_9684xtpa). According to @ai_9684xtpa, the tracked wallet is 0xF17F2E4217e21B58c191E64A9E2ce624ED174730 as cited via Arkham Explorer, supporting the on-chain activity claims (source: @ai_9684xtpa). According to @ai_9684xtpa, the team states they are buying ETH dips, view recent volatility as acceptable, target ETH at 20,000 long term, and hold a sizable WLFI position while being bullish on USD1 (source: @ai_9684xtpa). According to @ai_9684xtpa, traders should watch for further Aave borrow changes and transfers from the cited wallet to exchanges as near-term on-chain signals for potential ETH bid support around the reported cost basis (source: @ai_9684xtpa).

According to Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) on X, a smart money address that has been swing trading ETH since Jan 12 executed its first sale in the current cycle. According to Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa), the wallet sent 10,000 stETH to Wintermute roughly 3 hours prior and then received 30.03 million USDC, which the source interprets as a completed sell. According to Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa), the entity has accumulated 70,013 ETH at an average cost of about 2,907.69 and this sale realized approximately 1.039 million in profit. According to Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa), the remaining 60,013 ETH shows an unrealized gain near 7.243 million and cumulative swing-trade gains have increased to about 99.22 million. According to Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa), around 12 hours earlier the same trader also added 20,000 ETH via Wintermute at an average cost near 2,806.58 and was showing roughly 2.101 million in unrealized gains soon after.

According to Lookonchain, a whale spent 2.58M USDC to acquire 295,917 HYPE roughly 14 months ago and staked the tokens, with transactions visible on Hypurrscan at address hypurrscan.io/address/0x0cda7d72834bb6662ffa77cf8adf99eaea239302. According to Lookonchain, the whale has now unstaked and sold the entire position for 7.51M USDC, realizing about 4.92M in profit, which is corroborated by on chain transfers on Hypurrscan at the same address. According to Lookonchain, the unrealized profit at the peak exceeded 15M while the position was staked, as reflected by holdings tracked on Hypurrscan.

According to @lookonchain, the trader known as BitcoinOG (handle 1011short) capitulated, closing 427.29 BTC and 30,588 ETH positions with a realized loss of 9.73 million dollars, followed by a withdrawal of 20 million USDC from Hyperliquid and a deposit into Binance. According to @lookonchain, the activity is documented with links to Hyperdash and Arkham Intelligence for verification, indicating de-risking and capital rotation between a decentralized derivatives venue and a centralized exchange.

According to @OnchainLens, a newly created wallet labeled 0xA75 bought 11,000 ETH (about $31.78M) from Binance, supplied the ETH to Aave V3, borrowed $30M USDC, and sent the USDC back to Binance to buy more ETH; the address now holds 72,000 ETH valued roughly $208.5M (source: @OnchainLens; data: Nansen). According to @OnchainLens, whales are accumulating ETH, with wallet 0xcA0 purchasing 61,000 ETH (about $171.15M) from Binance and wallet 0xFB7 adding 20,000 ETH (about $56.13M) from Wintermute, bringing 0xFB7’s holdings to 100,130 ETH (about $283.79M); addresses disclosed include 0xcA08371f6e9204Dd6927dcc2dB5504EA062b2998 and 0xFB78AA8F38843629e89951D9db6FdC398d75e0A3 (source: @OnchainLens; data: Nansen).

According to @OnchainLens, an ETH whale reactivated after two years, supplied 2,000 ETH to Aave V3, borrowed 2 million USDC, and purchased 686 ETH, with current holdings at 10,759 ETH worth about 31.24 million dollars across three wallets, based on Arkham Intelligence address data. According to @OnchainLens and Arkham Intelligence, this onchain flow increases net ETH exposure via collateralized borrowing on Aave V3, indicating a leveraged long structure that traders track for directional signals and liquidity shifts in DeFi.

According to @zachxbt, SwapNet contracts on Base were exploited for approximately $13M in USDC, with about $3M USDC still freezable at address 0x6cAad74121bF602e71386505A4687f310e0D833e (source: @zachxbt). According to @zachxbt, Circle was criticized for not protecting users of the centralized stablecoin USDC and builders were urged to reconsider reliance on USDC (source: @zachxbt). According to @zachxbt, the incident underscores counterparty and freeze risks for DeFi participants using centralized stablecoins on Base (source: @zachxbt).

According to @PeckShieldAlert, Matcha Meta has reported a security breach involving SwapNet, and users who opted out of One-Time Approvals are at risk. According to @PeckShieldAlert, approximately $16.8 million in crypto has been drained. According to @PeckShieldAlert, on Base the attacker swapped about 10.5 million USDC for roughly 3,655 ETH and has begun bridging the funds.

According to @lookonchain, the whale trader known as BitcoinOG (1011short) is holding roughly $779M in aggregated long exposure across BTC, ETH, and SOL on Hyperliquid and the position is under heavy pressure during the selloff (source: @lookonchain). According to @lookonchain, the trader added another $20M USDC to Hyperliquid about 7 hours ago to support margin (source: @lookonchain). According to @lookonchain citing the Hyperdash trader dashboard, his total PnL declined from over $140M to $9.28M within a week (source: @lookonchain; data: Hyperdash).