「BTC OG Insider Whale」 Holding Long Position for Almost a Month Has Lost $5.55 Million in Funding Fees

By: theblockbeats.news|2026/01/10 10:46:03
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BlockBeats News, January 10th, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, the 「BTC OG Insider Whale」, since starting to bear the brunt of losses on December 12, 2025, has currently paid a total of $5.55 million in funding fees. Specifically, to maintain its 5x ETH long position ($627 million in size), it has paid $4.615 million in funding fees, and this position is currently at a floating loss of $12.09 million.

It is worth noting that the 「BTC OG Insider Whale」 was at one point nearly $80 million in floating losses on December 19, 2025, but turned losses into gains after the market rebound on January 4. It once held a floating profit of $27 million but has not made any reductions in position. Currently, the overall floating loss is about $9 million, with a $3 million floating profit on the SOL long position.

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