BlockBeats News, January 23 — According to HyperInsight monitoring, the “Lightning Reversal” whale (0x50b30) closed a short position of 354.87 BTC at 13:29, with a profit of $53,000. Currently, there are no holdings in the address, remaining on the sidelines.
The address switches between long and short positions very quickly; it is common to immediately open large positions in the opposite direction after closing a position.
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