Solana comments spark controversy, STRK faces whale short attacks, short-term large investors gain 15% profit

RumbleValidator · 2026-01-15T09:42:15+00:00

Solana's founder sparked community attention through a tweet, criticizing Starknet's low daily active users and trading volume despite a market cap of up to $1 billion. Seizing this opportunity, two whales shorted STRK with 5x leverage, achieving approximately 15% profit in a short period.

RumbleValidator

2026-01-15 09:42:15

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【Blockchain Rhythm】The latest tweet from Solana’s founder has caused quite a stir in the community. He pointed out that the daily active users on Starknet, a public chain, are only 8 people, with just 10 transactions per day, yet it boasts a market capitalization of 1 billion dollars. Once these remarks were made, the entire crypto community exploded with discussions.

Taking advantage of this buzz, an interesting event occurred. Two large whales saw an opportunity — one was previously marked as the “Shanzhai Air Force Leader,” and the other started with 0x023. Both decided to short on STRK. However, these two took quite aggressive actions, directly using 5x leverage.

What happened next? In the past few hours, these two whales have already begun to close their positions to take profits. To be more specific, their average entry price is around $0.0897, and their current profit rate is approximately 15%. It seems their judgment was quite accurate.

SOL-2.71%

STRK-6.26%

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ChainDoctor

· 1h ago

Ha, yet another public chain getting criticized thoroughly, and the whales are already attracted by the scent. This pace is incredible.

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SchrodingersPaper

· 5h ago

Once again, the whales have bottomed out, and I'm still hesitating whether to chase the short.

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MEVictim

· 5h ago

Daily active users of 8 people with a market cap of over 1 billion USD, that sounds really outrageous... The whales have caught the scent, directly short with 5x leverage, 15% profit in one shot, this rhythm is quite on point.

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ServantOfSatoshi

· 5h ago

Haha, another project hyped up to the sky. Daily active users are only 8, and the market cap is 1 billion. That's indeed outrageous. Whale movements are really fast. Going in with 5x leverage, taking a 15% profit and then leaving. This is the smart money's play. This time, Solana has been directly exposed. The entire L2 track is a bit awkward now. I respect the air force's move. Understand the situation clearly before entering. Know when to walk away, don't be greedy. This is the professionalism. But still, be cautious. Market trends driven by public opinion like this are easy to turn over. The reversal can happen in the next second.

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ApeShotFirst

· 5h ago

Haha, STRK has just been eaten by whales. A 15% profit is not too much, not too little. Why the hell don't I have this kind of intuition?

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ZenMiner

· 5h ago

Daily active users of 8 people with a market cap of 1 billion? That's pretty outrageous. The whales are really ruthless with this short squeeze. Using 5x leverage, they directly gained 15%. It's a bit desperate.

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