THE WIRE · № 81586
As the market drops, big short trader 0xDD6A on @Aster_DEX has made over $6.4M in total profit! He currently holds 20x shorts on $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, $XRP, and $DOGE, with a total position size of $24.6M and a 100% win rate.
01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
A large profitable short position across major crypto assets reflects and may reinforce bearish momentum, though it is a single trader's positioning.
Big short profits highlight crypto downside momentum
Short covering or further price declines
Short squeeze could reverse quickly
FULL DISPATCH
As the market drops, big short trader 0xDD6A on @Aster_DEX has made over $6.4M in total profit! He currently holds 20x shorts on $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, $XRP, and $DOGE, with a total position size of $24.6M and a 100% win rate. https://t.co/OT8BeIKDsM https://t.co/tbaNl4pbHZ
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
STANDALONE ITEM — NOT YET FOLDED INTO A DEVELOPING STORY.
03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
04 RECEIPTS
THE SOURCE RECORD.
1 SOURCES CONFIRMED05 PROPAGATION
WHAT THIS TOUCHES.
Attention! $ETH could drop further to $2,300.86, then $2,289.78. The market may liquidate this whale's 79,259 $ETH ($187.21M) long position, just like it did 6 days ago.2026-10-15 03:33 UTC
🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 150,200,000 $USDT (150,019,159 USD) transferred from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury2026-10-15 03:36 UTC
🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 1,000 $BTC (80,855,002 USD) transferred from Kraken to Binance2026-10-15 06:21 UTC
Despite the market drop, whales are still buying the dip! Whale 0x8E8b, who previously sold 2,050 $ETH ($4.93M) for a $1.08M profit, bought 6,010 $ETH ($14.23M) back today.2026-10-15 07:38 UTC
Strive(@Strive) bought another 3,311 $BTC ($276M) at $84,500 last week. In less than 2 months, Strive has bought a total of 11,417 $BTC ($952M) at an average price of $82,281.2026-10-14 06:43 UTC
An EthereumOG who bought $ETH at just $14 nine years ago is selling! He deposited 6,369 $ETH ($15.95M) into Kraken ~40 minutes ago.2026-10-14 09:56 UTC
KEEP READING THE MACHINE
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