Jump Trading Dumps $30M Ethereum: Is ETH Recovery Doomed?

Jump Trading’s Massive Ethereum Liquidation

Jump Trading has transferred a colossal Ethereum reserve to an address that carries out ETH liquidation, indicating an impending selloff of 11,500 ETH.

Jump Trading has recently engaged in significant transactions involving Ethereum (ETH) and wrapped staked Ethereum (wstETH). On August 4, the trading firm-related address designated for unpacking and redeeming ETH transferred 11,500 ETH, valued at approximately $28.9 million. The shift was made to an address responsible for further distribution to centralized exchanges (CEX).

Jump Trading’s Ethereum Liquidation

In a continued effort to redeem wstETH, Jump Trading has moved 16,210 wstETH, worth around $47.92 million, from its storage address to the address tasked with unpacking and redeeming Ethereum. This indicates a sustained strategy of liquidating staked assets to acquire ETH.

The storage address still holds 21,394 wstETH, approximately valued at $63.33 million, awaiting future redemption and transfer. These substantial movements reflect the firm’s ongoing activities in managing its staked assets and converting them into ETH for possible liquidation or other strategic purposes.

Recent Blockchain Activity

Moreover, blockchain analytics firm SpotOnChain has reported significant activity by Jump Trading last day. The company transferred 17,576 ETH, valued at over $46.78 million, to various exchanges such as:

• Binance
• Coinbase
• OKX
• Bybit
• Gate.io

These recent transactions have increased Jump Crypto’s total exchange deposits to $277 million worth of Ether in just the past 10 days. Since July 25, Jump Crypto has been actively converting and moving assets. The firm redeemed 83,091 wstETH, equivalent to $341 million, into 97,600 stETH. Additionally, they unstaked 86,059 stETH, amounting to $274 million, from Lido Finance.

Current Holdings and Future Moves

Following these actions, the trading company deposited a net total of 72,213 ETH, or $231 million, to various exchanges. Currently, Jump Crypto’s holdings amount to approximately $706 million in various cryptocurrencies, including:

• USDT
• USDC
• Bitcoin
• and more