A remarkable transaction record was experienced in the cryptocurrency markets. A whale wallet managed to increase its capital from $125,000 to $29.6 million in just four months. In the process, the whale achieved a 236x return by opening a long position on Ethereum (ETH). The whale in question deposited $125,000 into the Hyperliquid platform approximately four months ago and initiated long trades on ETH across two different accounts. By consistently adding profits back into the position, the whale built a massive position of 66,749 ETH ($303 million) through this strategy. A trader turned $125K into $29.6M in only 4 months by going long on $ETH , a 236x return – truly legendary! 4 months ago, he deposited only $125K into #Hyperliquid and began going long on $ETH via 2 accounts. He then masterfully compounded his profits, rolling every dollar of… pic.twitter.com/fbN6OKoRel — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) August 17, 2025 However, it is important to remember that although things may have gone well for this whale, making leveraged trades in the already high-risk cryptocurrency market will likely result in the loss of all principal. Related News: Binance Founder CZ's Known Crypto Wallets Display a New Altcoin: It's His Largest Holding, But There's a Problem On the other hand, some of the other whale movements in the market today were as follows: A newly created wallet (bc1qvl) recently withdrew 450 BTC ($53.1 million) from Binance. It also appears that 893,599 ETH ($3.96 billion) of Ethereum was in the market waiting to be unstaking. Instead of waiting, the whale with the address 0x2aC9 directly swapped 4,242.4 stETH for 4,231 ETH ($18.74 million) and deposited it to Kraken to sell. The impatient whale reportedly lost 11.4 ETH ($50.5,000) in this transaction. *This is not investment advice. Continue Reading: Onchain Data Reveals: Ethereum (ETH) Whale That Has Been Trading for Four Months Turned $125,000 into $29.6 Million
