A giant whale who held a large amount of Ethereum early on has been selling in batches over the past four months, but still has tens of thousands of ETH on hand. (Previous context: Machi Big Brother made 25x profit on ETH! Now Hyperliquid's holdings are profitable by $30 million) (Background supplement: Eric Trump, son of Trump, warned, "Don't short BTC, ETH now": You'll get squeezed) An old Ethereum (ETH) wallet that has been dormant since 2015 has been partially taking profits in recent months, selling off more than 5,125 ETH in batches since August 2, for approximately $20.13 million. Pushing back another four months, the cumulative sales reached 14,639.2 ETH, worth approximately $34.65 million. This ancient whale, nicknamed the "fossil hand" by the community, hoarded coins in 2015 at a cost of $1.33 and still holds 23,941 coins, worth over $110 million. Does this wave of shipments represent a top signal? Ancient whale awakens: Data shows real movements According to on-chain observation by Ai Yi, the whale has not only exchanged currencies through decentralized exchanges recently, but also recharged some chips to centralized platforms to complete the clearing. Data shows that the whale adopted a strategy of "splitting into small amounts first, then concentrating", reducing the impact of single transactions on weakly deep trading pairs. $1.33 > $4616, witnessing a 3500-fold increase in ten years——Another ancient OG from 2015 is taking profits. Since 08.02, he has accumulated 5125 ETH (US$20.13 million) through on-chain sales and exchange recharges. The time has been extended to nearly four months, with a cumulative sale of 14639.2 ETH (approximately US$34.65 million). This fossil hand's $ETH was from ShapeShift and Poloniex in 2015.08… pic.twitter.com/XcKDVnskGn — Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) August 13, 2025 Whales ship in batches This shipping rhythm echoes another 2014 ICO investor, who recently transferred approximately 2,300 ETH, worth approximately $9.9 million, to Kraken in batches, which was then slowly digested by the market. It is worth noting that although the short-term selling pressure has increased, the ETH price curve has not collapsed, reflecting that the buying support is still there. Based on the current market conditions, the proportion of profitable addresses on the chain is as high as 90% or more, which shows that the liquidity can absorb large chip liquidation. Related reports Pantera Capital Research: BitMine's ETH Alchemy Machi Big Brother made 25x profit on ETH! Now Hyperliquid's holdings are profitable by $30 million Eric Trump, son of Trump, warned, "Don't short BTC, ETH now": You'll get squeezed) "Ethereum 'Fossil Whale' Continues to Sell Coins! The cost of one coin is only 1.3 US dollars, earning 3500 times in 10 years." This article was first published on BlockTempo, a blockchain news media with the most influence.

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