Whale Alert: BitMEX Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Invests in Pendle as Price Jumps 20%, TVL Skyrockets

As a researcher with a background in cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance (DeFi), I find the recent developments surrounding Pendle ($PENDLE) particularly intriguing. The price surge of this cryptocurrency, which powers a popular DeFi protocol, is being driven by both external and internal factors.


In simple terms, the value of Pendle ($PENDLE), the cryptocurrency linked to a widely used decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, has surged in the past few days due to favorable news within the Pendle community and a notable investment from experienced industry figure Arthur Hayes, who is the co-founder of the derivatives exchange BitMEX.

The surge in value can be attributed in part to Hayes, a renowned figure within the cryptocurrency community, publicly disclosing on microblogging platform X (previously Twitter) his decision to acquire $PENDLe and Dogecoin ($DOGE).

This week, Pendle experienced a significant surge of approximately 20%, peaking at an intraday high of $6.2. However, following this announcement from Hayes regarding his purchase, the price dipped to around $5.95. According to reports from on-chain analysis firm Lookonchain, after making the announcement, Hayes transferred $2.05 million in USDC to Wintermute. In return, he received 280 ETH, equivalent to roughly $1 million, and approximately $554,000 worth of PENDLE tokens.

Following Arthur Hayes’ (@CryptoHayes) announcement on Twitter about purchasing new cryptocurrencies, specifically $PENDLE and $DOGE, one of his wallets executed a transaction through Wintermute. This transaction involved transferring 2.05 million USD Coin (USDC), which was then converted into 280 Ethereum (ETH) worth approximately one million dollars and 92,339.6 Pendle tokens ($554K).— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) June 20, 2024

Outside of Hayes’ impact, Pendle’s internal advancements are driving the current surge. The project’s metric for total value locked (TVL) – representing the accumulated worth of cryptocurrencies deposited within the platform – has experienced a substantial growth since the beginning of the year, reaching a value of $6.37 billion as of now.

As a crypto investor, I’ve noticed an impressive increase in the total value locked (TVL) within the protocol, indicating a surge in user adoption. This growth enables us to earn yields on our cryptocurrency assets, with some yields reaching as high as 25% in this market. Furthermore, the number of PENDLE token holders is continuously expanding.

Over the past year, significant investors or “whales” in Dogecoin have reduced their holdings from controlling 45.3% to 31.3% of the total supply. Data from IntoTheBlock indicates that these large holders have been offloading their DOGE. In contrast, retail and mid-sized investors now own a larger portion of the cryptocurrency’s supply.

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2024-06-22 03:57