Ethereum investment vehicle Trend Research continued to reduce its exposure to Ether as the recent market crash forced financial firms to sell assets to repay loans.
Approximately 651,170 Ether ($ETH) in the form of Aave Ethereum wrapped Ether (AETHWETH) on Sunday. This amount decreased by 404,090 on Friday, to approximately 247,080 at the time of writing.
Trend research transfers 411,075 $ETH According to blockchain data platform Arcam, it joined the cryptocurrency exchange Binance earlier this month.
The transfer occurred as follows $ETH The price has fallen about 30% over the past week, dropping to $1,748 on Friday, according to CoinMarketCap. At the time of writing, it was trading at $1,967.
Trend research, WETH token balance history, 1 week chart. Source: Arkham
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Trend Research continues to manage risk. $ETH approaching liquidation level
Trend Research has ties to Jack Yee, founder of Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency venture firm Liquid Capital. Mr. Yee bought and accumulated shares in an Ethereum investment company. $ETH On the exchange, you borrow a stablecoin in Aave using it as collateral and use the funds to acquire more coins. $ETH.
Trend research faces multiple challenges $ETH The liquidation level is between $1,698 and $1,562, blockchain data platform Lookonchain wrote in a Friday X post.
Trend research liquidation level. sauce: look on chain
In a post on X on Thursday, Yi acknowledged that he was too quick to call for a bottom in crypto valuations, but remained bullish and said he would continue to “manage risks” and wait for the market to recover.
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Trend Research gained attention days after the $19 billion liquidation event in October 2025, when investment firms began aggressively accumulating Ether.
Trend Research would have ranked as the third largest ether holder as of December, but as a private company it is not listed on most tracking websites.
Bitmine, the largest public company holder of Ether, had about $8 billion in unrealized gains as of Friday.
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