Ethereum whale Trend Research unwinds ETH position as losses reach $747M
Liquid Capital–affiliated investment firm Trend Research has nearly exited its Ethereum position after incurring losses of $747 million, according to data tracked by Lookonchain.
Trend Research started aggressively accumulating ETH in late 2025 through leveraged borrowing on Aave. Analysts noted that the entity’s ETH holdings exceeded 650,000 units on January 20.
The market is falling, but whales and institutions are buying $ETH.
Trend Research borrowed 70M $USDT from Aave and bought 24,555 $ETH($75.5M), currently holding 651,310 $ETH($1.92B).
OTC whale (0xFB7) bought 20,000 $ETH($58.8M) via #FalconX and #Wintermute.… pic.twitter.com/hGuO3OSs5P
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) January 21, 2026
However, the recent market corrections crushed the whale’s position.
ETH plunged below $1,900 on Thursday, extending its year-to-date losses to 37%. Despite a bounce above $2,000, ETH is still down 55% over the past four months.
In response to market swings and growing liquidation risks, Trend Research has scaled back its ETH exposure.
According to a Friday report, the firm returned 772,865 ETH to Binance at $2,326 after withdrawing 792,532 ETH from the exchange at an average price of $3,267 following a series of purchases. It retains over 21,000 ETH worth approximately $44 million.
Trend Research has almost sold all of its $ETH!
They have withdrew 792,532 $ETH($2.59B) from #Binance at $3,267, and deposited 772,865 $ETH($1.8B) back to #Binance at $2,326.
Only 21,301 $ETH($43.92M) is left.
Total loss: $747M.https://t.co/Odh9SnonLL pic.twitter.com/KnEKjr0l1N
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) February 7, 2026
This week’s sell-off comes after the major market crash on October 10 last year, when roughly $19 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated, driving ETH down from highs around $4,700. Since that event, ETH and other crypto assets have struggled to reclaim pre-cash levels.
