On May 25, 2026, one of the earliest possible events Ethereum (Ethereum) Their owners executed a trade in which they turned an original investment of approximately $620 into more than $4.2 million, according to Data Retrieved from Finebold Arkham per day.
Specifically, address 0x158 — marked as a “genesis block address” and a “dormant address” on the intelligence platform — moved exactly 2,000 Ethereum across three trades: two involving one token each, and one 1998 between approximately 9 a.m. and noon UTC (5 a.m. and 8 a.m. EST).
Overall, the value of Ethereum sold was over $4.2 million at the time of trading. Therefore, the total profit on the investment is also equivalent to approximately US$4.2 million where the original purchase was made when Cryptocurrency It was priced at $0.31 during the pre-sale.
The address holds a total of $214.7 worth of digital assets after the move, with the majority accounted for by ETH, according to data available at Arkham On May 25th.
Meanwhile, it is unclear why one of the original Ethereum investors chose to liquidate the majority of the position in the fifth month of 2026. In fact, the trade chose to hold on to the cryptocurrency through several previous rallies.
Cryptocurrency trader loses $9.66 million in ETH profit by selling in May 2026
For example, at press time, ETH is trading at $2,116 after a 28.67% year-to-date decline.
Under these conditions, the token is up more than 75,000% overall, but well below the multiple highs recorded in the past five years, as well as more than 12% in the red over the time frame.
If the investor had sold at the mid-2025 highs of about $4,830, he would have turned $620 into $9.66 million. They could have achieved similar results already in 2021, as ETH rose to nearly $4,700 during the year, bringing potential gains to $9.4 million.
There were similar opportunities in early and late 2024, while institutions in general Outlook for digital assetsAs well as great optimism Purchasing activity From prominent analyst Tom Lee, they all indicate that Ethereum is likely to rise again towards its historical highs.
