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Early Ethereum Whales Transfer Millions To Centralized Exchanges For Profit Taking

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Several Ethereum whales who accumulated ETH during the project’s early years are selling their holdings or transferring them to centralized exchanges after holding them for nearly a decade. These transactions involve positions acquired at prices far below current levels. According to data from Lookonchain , an early Ethereum investor sold 3,000 ETH for more than $7.2 million . The whale had purchased the tokens nine years earlier for less than $19 each, with an initial investment of approximately $56,000 . The sale generated a return of roughly 130 times the whale’s original investment. An #EthereumOG who bought 3,000 $ETH ($7.23M now) at only $18.83 nine years ago sold today, making a 128x return!

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