Whale HYPE arbitrage exceeds $7 million: the complete chain from staking to exchange

GasWrangler · 2026-01-23T06:00:11+00:00

A whale whale recently transferred 665,000 HYPE tokens to an exchange, with a total value of approximately $14.54 million, and unrealized gains exceeding $7 million. The operation began in December last year, when they purchased 651,900 tokens at $11.5 each, then increased yields through staking to realize arbitrage opportunities, demonstrating the capital operation strategies of seasoned players in the crypto market.

GasWrangler

2026-01-23 06:00:11

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【Crypto World】A whale’s recent actions are worth paying attention to. According to on-chain data, this major holder deposited 665,000 HYPE tokens into a leading exchange, with a total value of approximately $14.54 million. Even more interesting is that his unrealized gains have already exceeded $7 million.

Tracing back this whale’s operational history, the story begins in early December last year. From December 3rd to December 8th, within just a few days, he heavily bought up tokens at a price of $11.5 each, ultimately acquiring 651,900 HYPE tokens with a total investment of $7.5 million. Subsequently, this player staked these tokens, waiting for yields to accumulate.

Now he has chosen to transfer these assets to the exchange, clearly seeing an arbitrage opportunity. Based on staking yields and token appreciation, the entire operation cycle has yielded quite impressive returns. This complete chain—from initial market positioning, to increasing returns through staking, and finally to market cashing out—also reflects how seasoned players maximize their funds in the crypto market.

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MelonField

· 10h ago

Wow, this whale player is ruthless. Staking to earn 7 million? My small coins as a retail investor are still gathering dust.

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MintMaster

· 18h ago

7 million USD, this is the kind of returns generated by throwing money at it... The combination of staking and arbitrage is truly unbeatable. Ordinary retail investors don't understand this at all.

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Rekt_Recovery

· 01-23 06:30

yo this whale really said "boring gains" and went full degen mode with the staking play... 700k profit on hype bags is what i'm talking about. meanwhile i'm here doing 11.5 entries on literally every pump, no cap. that risk management speech i always give? yeah... doesn't apply when you're watching someone else execute it perfectly lol

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LiquidatorFlash

· 01-23 06:27

$7 million in on-chain gains sound great, but what I care about is when this guy will dump... No matter how lucrative the staking rewards are, they can't change the risk of collateralization ratio. Once the liquidation threshold is triggered, just wait for liquidation.

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PessimisticLayer

· 01-23 06:24

Damn, I really can't learn the whale's moves. I've tried staking several times and ended up losing...

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HashRateHustler

· 01-23 06:10

Seven million dollars just like that? Tsk, how strong must one's mentality be to wait this long

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