The post ZEC Price Rises 22% as On-Chain Open Interest Surges, Largest ZEC Short Reaches $163M and Whale 3x Long at $32.2M appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.

According to HyperInsight on December 29, the ZEC price has advanced roughly 22% since December 27, marking a visible rally. The open interest on the Hyperliquid platform also swelled, with major on-chain long and short positions elevating bets. The ZEC Largest Short address now holds a short exposure near $19.84 million at an average entry of $417, with a floating loss around $4.51 million (~-113%). Active since October, it trimmed to $9.1 million on December 17 and has since increased, lifting total short exposure from roughly $113 million to $163 million—the platform’s largest across ETH, ZEC, and MON. Separately, a whale identified as 0x6b2 expanded its 3x leveraged long position at an average price of $520 yesterday, bringing the current ZEC long to $32.2 million at an average of $431. The position shows a floating profit of about $6.53 million (roughly 60%), underscoring a pronounced on-chain bullish stance for ZEC. Source: https://en.coinotag.com/breakingnews/zec-price-rises-22-as-on-chain-open-interest-surges-largest-zec-short-reaches-163m-and-whale-3x-long-at-32-2m

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