Keeping a keen eye on the pseudonymous trader GCR, a sudden surge in the ‘s community token Moons (MOON) is evident. The crypto enthusiast allegedly encountered a massive windfall of 450,000 MOON tokens, initially purchased from the MEXC exchange, with a wealth transfer to the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, reported by an onchain expert. The news has subsequently sparked a notable buzz across Reddit’s cryptocurrency community.
Moons (MOON) are ERC-20 tokens, whose distribution involves rewarding worthy comments or posts in the r/CryptoCurrency subreddit. According to a tweet showing the address associated with the deposit—0x5D1177F01f6607628b78fB29C73C8de751B28839 is linked to GCR, as it has previously received large amounts of ether from GCR’s Ethereum name service domain @GiganticRebirth: Ezekielx.eth.
Corroborating the speculation, Prithvir Jhaveri, co-founder and CEO of Loch Research, affirmed that the Kraken address relates to GCR. Apparently, GCR shipped millions of ETH to the address from a confirmed ENS—Ezekielx.eth. The acquisition of 450k MOON tokens, at an average price of 40 to 45 cents, though the event timeline remains elusive.
Diversely, social media platforms are ablaze with this recent development, labeling GCR’s MOON holdings as a significant bull run catalyst for the token. The news even stirred one member to enthusiastically envision, “What’s next, Moons on Coinbase?” The overwhelming enthusiasm correlated to MOON’s 50% surge shortly after Kraken listed the token.
Nevertheless, GCR’s tenure has experienced its fair share of turbulence. Recalling a notable fallout from last year, GCR placed a bearish bet against Terra’s LUNA cryptocurrency of an astounding $10 million amount. The wager agreement with Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon predicted the token would trade lower than $88 by March 2023. Unexpectedly, LUNA plummeted, together with Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin UST, in May 2022, leading to substantial investor losses.
Despite such setbacks, the thrill and optimism surrounding GCR’s recent MOON acquisition seem to have overshadowed past experiences. However, streaks of skepticism remain. Can this be a trend reversal for the pseudonymous GCR? Only time will reveal the true impact of these moves on the currency and the blockchain market at large.
Source: Coindesk
