According to Lookonchain, a cryptocurrency whale executed a major purchase of 30,000 ETH (valued at $54 million) and 600 BTC (valued at $56.7 million) today through Wintermute's OTC desk. The whale transferred $54.9 million and $56.94 million in USDC to the Wintermute OTC wallet, subsequently receiving the equivalent amounts of ETH and BTC. This sizeable OTC transaction, verified by on-chain data from intel.arkm.com, highlights intensified large-scale investor interest in both Ethereum and Bitcoin, potentially impacting market liquidity and signaling bullish sentiment among institutional players. (Source: Lookonchain on Twitter, April 27, 2025)

According to Ai 姨, an ancient Ethereum whale from 2016 has allegedly sold 14,000 ETH worth $31.92 million through Wintermute OTC. The potential profit from this sale would be $29.07 million. The ETH was initially sourced from address 0x035...8dFC7, acquired at an average price of $203.22 during the period from September 2016 to December 2018. The related address has had multiple interactions with Wintermute, suggesting an ongoing trading relationship.

According to @EmberCN, an address associated with the MakerDAO team has been selling MKR tokens for the past 4 months. The sale, which started on March 18, has offloaded 28,743 MKR tokens worth $85.81 million to Wintermute OTC and exchanges at an average price of $2,985 per token. Only 2,228 MKR tokens worth $6.23 million remain to be sold.