Air Force Commander Opens $15M SOL Short Position, Multi-Currency Holdings Rebound to $300M

Air Force Commander Resurfaces with Position Adjustments

According to Coinbob tracking data on Jan 23, the BTC whale known as 'Air Force Commander' (0xd83) has re-entered the market. The address rolled positions on BTC, ETH, and added a new SOL short at 20x leverage. The SOL position reached 123,000 units, valued at $15.86M. Total holdings rebounded from $266M to $305M, with unrealized gains expanding by $2.6M in the past 24 hours.

Key Position Details

• BTC Short: Position increased from $145M to $150M, average price at $91,000, liquidation at $91,800;
• ETH Short: Position rose from $96.1M to $106M, average price at $3,067, liquidation at $3,061;
• PEPE Short: Position grew from $13.3M to $19.3M, average price at $0.0049, liquidation at $0.0058;
• SOL Short: Position reached $15.86M, average price at $127.9, liquidation at $157.

Historical Context and Recent Volatility

Prior to the recent adjustments, this whale had built multi-coin shorts totaling nearly $500M, ranking as the largest short across BTC, ETH, PEPE, and XRP. However, around 3:30 AM on Jan 22, the address faced over 40 liquidations across five crypto positions, totaling close to $200M in losses.