Solana Whale Cashes Out: 100K $SOL Unstaked After 4-Year HODL, Nets $153M Profit

A dormant Solana whale just woke up—and made a killing. After staking 100,000 SOL ($15.3M at 2021 prices) for four years, the anonymous holder unstaked their stack as SOL hovers near all-time highs. At current prices, that’s a cool $153 million profit—enough to buy a small island or, more likely, a few overpriced JPEGs in the next crypto hype cycle. The move sparks speculation: Is this a strategic exit or just profit-taking before the next market tantrum? Either way, it’s a stark reminder that in crypto, the early (and patient) bird gets the worm—or in this case, a nine-digit payday.

• A Solana whale who staked 991,079 SOL in 2021 has now made a profit of over $153 million, with a current holding of 1.29 million SOL worth over $180 million.
• The whale recently withdrew 100,000 SOL (worth about $13.9 million) to Binance, possibly for selling, but still holds 1.19 million SOL.

A Solana whale has made over $153 million in profit after staking tokens for four years. Recently, they withdrew about $13.9 million worth of SOL but still have more than a million coins in their wallet.

The whale drew attention to himself after taking out about 100,000 SOL, worth nearly $13.9 million, from his staking account and sending it to Binance.

According to Lookonchain, the whale staked 991,079 SOL in 2021 when the price was trading at about $27. At that time, the total cost of buying 991,079 SOL was almost 27 million.

After 4 years of staking, this whale unstaked 100K $SOL($13.9M) 2 hours ago and deposited it to #Binance.

Back then, he staked 991,079 $SOL at around $27.

He still has 1.19M $SOL($166.37M) staked, with total profits of over $153M.https://t.co/X9KSXT0jES pic.twitter.com/qJ4tehUEUO

After four years, the whale grew his holdings to 1.29 million tokens, which are now valued at more than $180 million, with Solana trading at about $140. On the 22nd of April, the investor took out a little profit by moving a portion of the money to Binance exchange, a step that many believe could be linked to selling.

Despite this move, about 1.19 million SOL still remains untouched. In total, the whale is sitting on a profit of more than $153 million, suggesting that the withdrawal is a more calculated move rather than a full withdrawal.

Solana Gains Amid Recent Volatility

Recently, Solana has shown a mix of strength and price swings. Currently, Solana is trading at $151.49 and has been up by 8.2% in the last 24 hours. Even with this small rise, the token has stayed between $134.72 and $150.35, suggesting it’s moving sideways instead of breaking out.

Over the last seven days, the price jumped by 21.6%, doing better than the overall crypto market, which ROSE 5%. In two weeks, it climbed more than 42%, but its monthly increase is just 8.3%, showing some ups and downs after having a strong move earlier in the month.

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