Ethereum Whale Sells ETH Bought at $18.80 for 156x

PRICE MOVEEthereum Whale Sells ETHBought at $18.80 for 156x6IMPORTANCECLOSED1NEWS MEDIA1PIECESSep 29, 2026 09:07blockboard.net

An early Ethereum holder sold another 1,000 ETH on September 29 for about $2.68 million. That raised the wallet’s total sales to 2,000 ETH, with the remaining 1,000 ETH still held in the wallet. The position was originally built with 3,000 ETH bought at $18.80 eight years ago, and the disposals were described as delivering an estimated 156x return.

What this rests on

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The wallet has sold 2,000 ETH for about $6.19 million and still holds 1,000 ETH valued at roughly $2.67 million.
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The wallet’s remaining balance after the sales is 1,000 ETH.
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An Ethereum whale that bought 3,000 ETH at $18.80 eight years ago sold another 1,000 ETH on September 29 for about $2.68 million.
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The latest sale brought the holder’s total disposals to 2,000 ETH worth $6.19 million.

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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This affects anyone tracking large Ethereum holders because a long-held wallet reduced its balance again on September 29. The wallet still has 1,000 ETH left, so the address remains active rather than empty.

Market reaction

ET Ethereum the event is about this asset from 2 h before to 4 h after the line marks the first headline
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+0.31 % before publication
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$2,711price at publication
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Breaks the event: $8.8M

Where this sits in the Ethereum series

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1.0 years ago ETH a 4.245 $ high today it sits -42.8 % from there
4 months ago ETH a 1.566 $ low today it sits +54.9 % from there

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