PANews reported on January 21 that, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin, besides Trend Research holding as many as 651,300 ETH ($1.92 billion) through leveraged lending, there is another whale holding 596,800 ETH ($1.765 billion) through leveraged lending: "7 Siblings", which likes to buy ETH after every big drop.
"7 Siblings" deposited 596,800 ETH (US$1.765 billion) on the lending protocol Spark through eight addresses, making them the largest depositors on Spark. They then borrowed US$193 million worth of stablecoins (including DAI, USDT, and USDS) from Spark. During the price drop in October and November of last year, they used these borrowed stablecoins to buy 49,287 ETH at an average price of US$3,531. To date, they have suffered a paper loss of US$27.7 million. The 2nd to 7th, 10th, and 11th largest addresses on Spark belong to 7 Siblings.


Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives and Senate met with cryptocurrency industry leaders in three separate roundtable events this week. Members of the US Congress met with key figures in the cryptocurrency industry to discuss issues and potential laws related to the establishment of a strategic Bitcoin reserve and a market structure.On Tuesday, a group of lawmakers that included Alaska Representative Nick Begich and Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno met with Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor and others in a roundtable event regarding the BITCOIN Act, a bill to establish a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve. The discussion was hosted by the advocacy organization Digital Chamber and its affiliates, the Digital Power Network and Bitcoin Treasury Council.“Legislators and the executives at yesterday’s roundtable agree, there is a need [for] a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve law to ensure its longevity for America’s financial future,” Hailey Miller, director of government affairs and public policy at Digital Power Network, told Cointelegraph. “Most attendees are looking for next steps, which may mean including the SBR within the broader policy frameworks already advancing.“Read more
