On-Chain Analysis: Crypto Whale Swaps $131M BTC for ETH Using THORChain

BlockBeats reported on December 11 that on-chain data analyst Yu Jin identified a substantial cross-chain transaction. Over a two-week period leading up to this identification, a significant crypto whale or institutional entity executed a swap, converting 1,469 Bitcoin (BTC) into 43,647 Ethereum (ETH) via the decentralized THORChain protocol. This transaction was valued at approximately $131 million, with the Ethereum acquired at an average price of $3,000 per ETH. This event underscores the growing utility of decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocols for large-scale asset rebalancing and strategic portfolio adjustments within the cryptocurrency market.