Ethereum whales open $100M of leveraged bets after US strikes Iran
Whales are betting hundreds of millions on Ether’s price recovery despite the industry’s most successful traders being net short amid escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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Whales are betting hundreds of millions on Ether’s price recovery despite the industry’s most successful traders being net short amid escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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