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Giant whale's late-night "one-click liquidation"! AAVE single sale triggers market turbulence
This morning, a transaction that shook the market occurred on-chain. According to monitoring, a giant whale sold all of their 230,350 AAVE in one go within just 3 hours, exchanging it for 5,869 stETH and 228 WBTC. This massive sell order, worth about 21.3 million dollars, caused the AAVE price to drop nearly 10% in response.
This is not an isolated operation but a reflection of the frequent adjustments by whales recently. In the past 24 hours, the movements of the whales have revealed two key market logics:
The risk-averse trend of "abandoning altcoins, switching to mainstream": This behavior of selling AAVE to acquire $ETH and $BTC is very typical. In an environment where market volatility increases towards the end of the year, whales are shifting funds from single altcoin projects to more liquid and consensus-driven assets like Ethereum and Bitcoin. This is both risk control and possibly a preparation of “core ammunition” for next year's layout.
Seeking certainty in uncertainty for returns: The whales' action of depositing the ETH they acquire into Lido to convert to stETH is particularly intriguing. This is equivalent to holding core assets while automatically earning staking rewards. It indicates that even large funds at this stage are more inclined to pursue "yield" and other certain returns, rather than purely capital gains speculation.
Insights for ordinary investors:
The movements of whales are a magnifying glass of market sentiment. Their collective shift to ETH/BTC and pursuit of staking rewards reflects a cautious but "not exiting" attitude from institutional-level funds towards the future market. The market structure is transitioning from extensive speculation to a robust model of "core assets + yield strategies".
When whales switch to grand narratives on-chain with tens of millions of dollars, the creation of value actually has another more fundamental and resilient path. It is not reflected in trading pairs but in how resources are accurately allocated to real-world problems that need to be solved. Just like community @Max Charity , each step of its progress adds credibility to a simple idea: Giggle Academy – true value ultimately comes from the problems you solve, not the symbols you hold. This practice itself is a calm response to all restless capital.
