At the beginning of the year, during the AI Agent craze, a major holder bought the dip with $31.12 million to deploy a batch of related tokens. It was initially thought to be a long-term potential asset, but unexpectedly, the market rhythm suddenly reversed—this morning, the whale chose to cut losses and exit.
What was the final outcome? Cost $31.12 million, liquidated for $2.57 million, a paper loss of $28.54 million, a decline of -92%. The market did not give any further rebound opportunities.
The specific situation of each held token is even more shocking:
AIXBT lost $15.89 million (-91%) FAI lost $9.87 million (-92%) NFTXBT nearly wiped out (-99%, loss of $690,000) BOTTO down -84% ($930,000) MAICRO down -90% ($380,000) POLY also close to zero (-99%, $780,000)
What does this incident imply?
When a narrative-driven market trend rises, retail investors and whales face the same trap—confusing confidence in the concept with a judgment on the price. When prices rise, everyone thinks they are believers; when prices fall, they realize they only hold a ticket to buy in.
Even seasoned investors who have weathered countless storms have suffered losses. What does this tell us? It indicates that once market liquidity dries up and confidence wavers, the only options are to run fast or be used as "fuel." Head assets like $ETH and $BTC are already vulnerable, and the risks for small and medium-cap coins are even harder to estimate.
When the next hot spot arrives, ask yourself first: can I afford to lose this money?
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ETHReserveBank
· 2025-12-20 07:15
31.12 million went in, 2.57 million came out, this is the price of faith.
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DefiPlaybook
· 2025-12-19 13:35
$28.54 million... This is the cost of bottom-fishing. When liquidity dries up, everyone becomes a leek.
This wave looks like faith, but it's actually just taking over the position; even whales can't escape.
There are really only two endings: run fast or become fuel; the third path simply doesn't exist.
AIXBT has been wiped out from 91% to 99%, which is the fate of small and medium coins; the risk is simply unestimable.
Honestly, a -92% decline... rather than investing, it's more like gambling on surviving until the next cycle.
The moment liquidity disappears, prices become distorted. It's only a matter of time before big players run away.
The narrative at the beginning of the year was so hot, and now the panic selling is just as crazy. That's the market's nature.
This tells us that no matter how big the size, it can't change the market rhythm; in fact, it increases the risk.
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APY追逐者
· 2025-12-19 13:04
Tsk, 31.12 million directly burned down to 2.57 million... This is true "faith recharge," haha.
I'm also watching that AI agent wave. Thinking about it now, it's just ridiculous... Even the big players couldn't escape the fate of being the last to buy in.
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BridgeTrustFund
· 2025-12-18 11:35
28.54 million lost, this is the price of faith
Everyone wants to buy the dip, but no one wants to take the final baton
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rugged_again
· 2025-12-18 11:34
$28,540,000 gone just like that, this is our market, brother.
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DeepRabbitHole
· 2025-12-18 11:14
31.12 million directly reduced to 2.57 million, this is fucking reality... Faith really hurts.
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LiquidityHunter
· 2025-12-18 11:12
$28.54 million just disappeared like that; when liquidity dries up, no one can run away.
#美国就业数据表现强劲超出预期 A whale's loss report
At the beginning of the year, during the AI Agent craze, a major holder bought the dip with $31.12 million to deploy a batch of related tokens. It was initially thought to be a long-term potential asset, but unexpectedly, the market rhythm suddenly reversed—this morning, the whale chose to cut losses and exit.
What was the final outcome? Cost $31.12 million, liquidated for $2.57 million, a paper loss of $28.54 million, a decline of -92%. The market did not give any further rebound opportunities.
The specific situation of each held token is even more shocking:
AIXBT lost $15.89 million (-91%)
FAI lost $9.87 million (-92%)
NFTXBT nearly wiped out (-99%, loss of $690,000)
BOTTO down -84% ($930,000)
MAICRO down -90% ($380,000)
POLY also close to zero (-99%, $780,000)
What does this incident imply?
When a narrative-driven market trend rises, retail investors and whales face the same trap—confusing confidence in the concept with a judgment on the price. When prices rise, everyone thinks they are believers; when prices fall, they realize they only hold a ticket to buy in.
Even seasoned investors who have weathered countless storms have suffered losses. What does this tell us? It indicates that once market liquidity dries up and confidence wavers, the only options are to run fast or be used as "fuel." Head assets like $ETH and $BTC are already vulnerable, and the risks for small and medium-cap coins are even harder to estimate.
When the next hot spot arrives, ask yourself first: can I afford to lose this money?