Solana Trader Makes Over $35 Million From ai16z And Fartcoin, Here’s What He’s Buying Now

bitcoinistPublicado em 2025-01-08Última atualização em 2025-01-09

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As noted by Lookonchain, a Solana trader has turned heads with profits of almost $20 million each from $ai16z and...

As noted by Lookonchain, a Solana trader has turned heads with profits of almost $20 million each from $ai16z and $Fartcoin, and with an 89.07% win rate over the past 30 days. As shown by on-chain data, these profits have been made through a strategy of buying very early into low market cap cryptocurrencies. Interestingly, on-chain movements in the past 24 hours show that the trader is now making more moves into other low market cap cryptocurrencies.

Solana Trader Makes 6,400x And 1,490x Returns On $ai16z And $Fartcoin

The crypto industry is home to millions of cryptocurrencies, and thousands more are created each day. Identifying the most promising cryptocurrencies to invest in out of the multitude is a daunting task for crypto investors. 

However, a few investors shoot up from time to time with crazy returns and make crypto investments look very easy. Such is the case of this Solana smart trader, who has made quite a return on crypto investments in the past few months. The most notable of these investments are $ai16z and $Fartcoin. 

The Solana trader’s success with $ai16z stands out as one of the most impressive returns in recent months. On October 25, 2024, he identified the token early and purchased 9.16 million $ai16z for just 18 SOL, roughly $3,000. Since then, the value of $ai16z has grown massively, and he has sold a portion of his holdings (1.32 million tokens) for $1.71 million, but he continues to hold 7.85 million $ai16z valued at $17.26 million. His total profit from this trade has reached $19 million, translating to a 6,400x return on his initial investment.

Another significant win for the trader came from $Fartcoin, where he invested $12,200 to acquire 17.31 million $Fartcoin at a market cap of $83,000. At the time of writing, $Fartcoin has a market cap of $1.02 billion, meaning the initial investment has yielded a total profit of more than $18 million. He has since sold 6.71 million tokens for $5.41 million while still holding 10.6 million $Fartcoin worth $12.83 million.

What’s Next? Low-Cap Tokens And A Major Bet On $OPAIUM

As noted by Lookonchain, the trader’s latest moves involve a series of small bets on low-cap tokens such as $eef, $DEAL, $GG, $SXBT, $FARTOLOGY, and $TBOO, which are relatively high-risk, high-reward opportunities. However, the most substantial recent investment is in $OPAIUM, where he has allocated 400 SOL, approximately $86,000.

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Source: Etherscan

Given the impressive track record of the Solana trader, these low marketcap cryptocurrencies are some to keep an eye on, especially $OPAIUM.

Solana price chart from Tradingview.com
SOL price struggles with bears | Source: SOLUSDT on Tradingview.com
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