Crypto Santa: Trader nets $34K shorting AVAX and LUNA, buy toys for kids
The trader deposited $100,000 into its FTX account and secured nearly $34,000 in net profits. A popular cryptocurrency trader under the Twitter pseudonym "Sicarious" donated a portion of its crypto profits to buy Christmas presents and other utilities for underprivileged children.The donations included $7,250 worth of livestock, clean water, Bibles and emergency food for Compassion International, a child sponsorship nonprofit, and another $1,500 to purchase and donate toys for kids — who would otherwise do without at Christmas — via Toys for Tots Foundation.Shorting the crypto price....
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