Ether whales are betting hundreds of millions of dollars on the price recovery of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency despite geopolitical tensions that are sidelining investors and dampening risk appetite.
One whale (a large cryptocurrency investor) has opened an Ether ( data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price” title=”null”>ETH) long position of over $101 million with data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/news/leveraged-eth-etf-demand-up-160-trump-win-ether-4k” title=”null”>25x leverage at the entry price of $2,247, according to blockchain data from Hypurrscan.
The investor generated over $900,000 in unrealized profit, but paid over $2.5 million in funding fees. His position stands to be liquidated if…

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