Trader drops $8.6 million of SOL on memecoin dogwifhat in a single trade
A user going by zer0xtrading.sol swapped 86,738.21 SOL (around $8.6 million) to buy 15.92 million WIF tokens on Jan. 10, according to onchain data .
It's not clear why the trader spent so much money on WIF. However, the purchased essentially burned most of the trader's funds, as it was such a large trade in a very short time period.
Dogwifhat originated from an internet meme of a shiba inu dog wearing a pink crochet hat. The memecoin exists in the Solana ecosystem.
Market response
Following the large trade on Jan. 10, WIF appreciated over 100% in the last 24 hours.
The token increased from $0.11 at 11:10 a.m. on Jan. 10. to $0.24 at 11:10 a.m. ET on Jan. 11, according to TradingView. That's an 118% increase in that time frame. During this time the price rose as high as $0.31 before climbing back down.
Price of dogwifhat (WIF) memecoin within the last 24 hours. Image: TradingView
