Whale Dumps 10,000 ETH Through Wintermute for $44.31M USDC, Nets $960K After $73.96M Flash Loan Gain
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COINOTAG News (Sept. 5) cites on-chain analytics firm Amberdata, reporting that a whale/institution — previously realizing a $73.96 million gain via an ETH flash loan — executed a sell of 10,000 ETH through trading desk Wintermute, receiving approximately 44.31 million USDC in the past hour.
According to the same Amberdata ledger, the transaction yielded a reported realized profit of about $960,000. The trade was routed through Wintermute as the execution venue, with on-chain records confirming the swap and settlement into USDC.
Market participants and liquidity analysts should monitor these on-chain flows for insights into institutional positioning and short-term liquidity dynamics; the Amberdata-backed report provides a transparent, verifiable snapshot of this sizeable transfer.