ASTER Plunges 20% as “Anti-CZ” Whale Scores $21M Profit On Short Bets

Aster (ASTER), one of the most discussed decentralized exchange (DEX) tokens in recent weeks, dropped more than 20% in the past 24 hours, wiping out much of the rally that followed Binance founder Changpeng Zhao’s (CZ) ￰2￱ decline delivered massive gains to a trader known as the “Anti-CZ Whale,” who now holds over $21 million in unrealized profits from shorting ASTER across two ￰3￱ downturn follows a volatile stretch for ASTER, which surged last week after CZ revealed he had personally purchased more than $2 million worth of the ￰4￱ Zhao posted on Sunday that he bought Aster protocol’s token (ASTER) using his own money on Binance. #ChangpengZhao #ASTER #Binance ￰0￱ — ￰5￱ (@cryptonews) November 3, 2025 CZ’s post immediately triggered buys, pushing ASTER from around $0.91 to a high of $1.26 before reversing sharply as whales began increasing their short exposure. ‘Anti-CZ Whale’ Nets $18.4M as ASTER Drops Below $0.90 After CZ’s Buy According to on-chain data compiled by Lookonchain and Hyperliquid, two wallets linked to the so-called Anti-CZ Whale opened substantial short positions in ASTER shortly after CZ’s ￰6￱ the price falls, the Anti-CZ Whale who added to his $ASTER shorts after CZ's buy post is now sitting on over $21M in unrealized profit across 2 wallets.

He's also shorting $DOGE , $ETH , $XRP , and $PEPE , all in ￰7￱ total profit on #Hyperliquid is now close to $100M!… ￰8￱ — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) November 4, 2025 Together, the wallets control more than $51 million in ASTER shorts, generating about $18.4 million in unrealized profit as the token slid back below $0.90. One of the wallets, identified as 0xbadb, holds roughly $24.6 million in equity with positions focused on ASTER and Dogecoin (DOGE).) has dropped from $2.5 billion in early October to about $1.47 ￰9￱ reacted to the market slump by admitting his history of poor timing in crypto buys. “Every time I buy coins, I get stuck in a losing position,” he wrote on X. 我每次买币都被套，100%的记录。 2014年，均价$600买了BTC，一个月内跌倒$200，持续了18个月。 2017年，买了BNB，也跌了20-30%，持续了几周。 这次。。。还说不准呢。 昨天又加了点仓。所以大家要注意风险啊。以后不再披露了。免得影响大家的行情。 ￰1￱ — CZ BNB (@cz_binance) November 4, 2025 He recalled buying Bitcoin at $600 in 2014 before it fell to $200 and BNB in 2017 before it dropped 30%.

He added that he recently increased his ASTER holdings but warned others to “be careful of risks.” CZ also hinted he may stop publicly revealing future purchases to avoid influencing market ￰10￱ the downturn, some analysts believe ASTER could be approaching a short-term ￰11￱ watchers say the ASTER/USDT pair is forming a falling wedge pattern on the four-hour chart, a technical signal often linked to potential reversals.