From Slum to Crypto Pro: The Legendary Journey of a Whale

Recently, a remarkable new star has emerged in the cryptocurrency market. This former major player of PEPE coin has now transformed into a Whale in contract trading, opening positions worth hundreds of millions of dollars on a certain trading platform, attracting widespread attention in the market. As one of the few large accounts that has publicly revealed their identity and is active in the community on that platform, James Wynn's daily position changes have become the focus of close attention for many investors.

The background of James Wynn and how he influences the entire market through his statements and trading actions has become a hot topic of discussion.

From "10U War God" to PEPE Coin Big Player

James Wynn claims to have been born in a forgotten town in England, filled with crime, drugs, alcohol, and poverty. He states that he had a hard life since childhood, "barely scraping by every week."

In 2022, James Wynn became a member of "10U Battle God" after getting involved in encryption. He often navigated between some low market cap meme coins until he discovered PEPE coin on a certain platform. Subsequently, he chose to heavily invest in PEPE and made a profit of tens of millions of dollars.

According to social media information, James Wynn became active on social platforms in 2023, with his early content almost entirely focused on the promotion and publicity of PEPE coin. In April 2023, he predicted that the market capitalization of the PEPE token would reach $4.2 billion, while its market cap at that time was only $4.2 million. A year later, this prediction not only came true but even exceeded his expectations. By October 2024, the market cap of PEPE reached over $10 billion, making it one of the highest market cap meme coins.

As one of the largest holders of PEPE, James Wynn has made a huge profit from it. According to statistics, his initial investment in PEPE was only $7,600, and by April 2024, his earnings had exceeded $25 million. Considering that PEPE later increased by about 3 times, James Wynn's total earnings could exceed $50 million.

From Community Promoter to Investment Analyst

In 2024, with the successful creation of the PEPE deity image, James Wynn began to delve into the promotion of more meme coins. However, during an event recommending the ELON token, his actions sparked controversy, leading to damage to the community's reputation.

After this event, James Wynn's content began to shift, gradually transforming from a community promoter to an investor and analyst. In the second half of 2024, he started focusing on Bitcoin trends and market analysis, and changed his social media name from "James Wynn (The GOAT)" to "James Wynn Whale".

A Crazy Bet of 1.2 Billion Dollars

In March 2025, James Wynn officially entered a certain trading platform, depositing approximately $6 million for contract trading. Within just two months, through high leverage operations, by May 24, his profits increased to about $48 million.

Especially in the past month, through frequent high leverage and large position investments, James Wynn not only topped social media trends multiple times but also proved his trading ability again with a monthly profit of 36 million USD.

His trading goals on the platform are simple and clear, mainly focusing on Bitcoin as well as a few meme coins like PEPE, TRUMP, and FARTCOIN. For example, on April 6, 2025, he went long on Bitcoin with a leverage of 40 times at an average price of $94,292; when the price of Bitcoin rose from $94,000 to $100,000, his floating profit reached $5 million. His PEPE long position with 10 times leverage saw a floating profit of as much as $23 million. Trading of TRUMP and FARTCOIN tokens also contributed profits of approximately $5 million to $5.57 million and $4.3 million to $5.15 million, respectively.

As of May 24, James Wynn's total funds on the platform were approximately $55.8 million, compared to an opening position of $1.25 billion. His overall leverage ratio was about 22 times, and at such a leverage rate, market fluctuations exceeding 5% could lead to a total liquidation. This trading style belongs to a high-risk, high-reward approach and is not suitable for ordinary traders. Considering that James Wynn had previously earned tens of millions of dollars in principal on meme coins like PEPE, his position is within his controllable risk range. On May 24, James Wynn closed his position worth $1.2 billion, incurring a loss of approximately $13.39 million, bringing his overall earnings down to about $40 million.

Looking back at James Wynn's encryption trading career, from an unknown rookie to a leader in meme coins, and then to a contract trading Whale, his experience seems to fit people's imagination of the story of crypto wealth the most. Despite holding immense wealth, he remains active on social media, and this high exposure brings him tangible benefits. During the promotion of meme coins, he could leverage his influence to ensure that there were always followers for the coins he invested in. In the contract trading phase, as market attention increased, James Wynn's operations, to some extent, influenced some traders' judgment of the market, even creating a following effect.

Overall, James Wynn's success appears to be a combination of market timing, exceptional courage (or extreme risk-taking), and strong self-marketing ability. His "rags-to-riches story" leaves many questions for the market: is he a visionary trading genius, or just a lucky person who caught the wave of the times? Is the next stop continued wealth or liquidation?

This is far from over. The encryption market is never short of periodic "tycoons," but to become a "perennial tree," it still requires the test of time.