# Onchain Lens says Machi Big Brother lost $246,000 selling three Bored Apes
Published: 2026-11-08
Author: Jayshree Majumdar
Produced: drafted with AI help from the sources it names, then checked and edited by Jayshree Majumdar.
URL: https://investin.news/originals/onchain-lens-says-machi-big-brother-lost-246000-selling

Onchain Lens said three Bored Ape sales returned 32.5 ETH against reported purchase prices of 188 ETH. Etherscan confirms the #32 sale; the other two receipts and all purchase bases remain unverified.

In short

- Onchain Lens said on 7 November 2026 that Machi Big Brother sold two more Bored Apes, after an earlier sale of #32.
- Gross proceeds across the three sales were 32.5 ETH against a reported 188 ETH cost, a 155.5 ETH shortfall.
- The monitor put the dollar loss at about $246,270, based on historical values it did not publish.
- Etherscan confirms the #32 sale at 12.5 ETH on 7 November 2026, with a 0.125 ETH OpenSea fee.

Onchain Lens, an X account that tracks wallets, reported that Machi Big Brother had sold two more Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) tokens via OpenSea. Added to an earlier sale, gross proceeds across the three tokens were 32.5 ETH against bases totaling 188 ETH, as reported by the monitor. Onchain Lens put the dollar shortfall at about $246,270.

InvestIn.News checked one transaction against Etherscan. The BAYC #32 record shows a Seaport sale on 7 November 2026 at 05:08 IST, for 12.5 ETH gross: 12.375 ETH went to the wallet labelled machibigbrother.eth and 0.125 ETH to OpenSea as a fee. The buyer paid the transaction gas. The record confirms the transfer and gross/net split; it does not confirm the natural person's identity, purchase basis or dollar loss.

The other two sales are less well documented. Onchain Lens said BAYC #9770 went from a 36 ETH purchase price to a 10.5 ETH sale, and BAYC #4069 from 47 ETH to 9.5 ETH. The screenshot the monitor published for those two shows truncated transaction hashes, relative times and no visible token IDs, so the sale-to-token mapping and the purchase prices are Onchain Lens's account, not something InvestIn.News could verify.

### Etherscan confirms the #32 sale

The arithmetic is simple once you accept the monitor's numbers. Gross sales of 10.5, 9.5 and 12.5 ETH add up to 32.5 ETH, against reported purchase prices of 36, 47 and 105 ETH, a total of 188 ETH. The gap is 155.5 ETH. The post itself gives dollar totals of about $318,730 spent and about $72,460 received, a difference of about $246,270, but it does not publish the historical ETH rates behind the purchase total. The figure is therefore not a conversion of 155.5 ETH at today's price, and not an established tax or accounting loss. Gross proceeds also ignore fees: the #32 sale alone carried a 0.125 ETH OpenSea fee.

### How Onchain Lens estimated the dollar loss

One number does not line up. ApePredictor, an automated NFT monitor, said on X that BAYC #9770 last sold for 38 ETH on 20 August 2023, while Onchain Lens gives a 36 ETH basis. The two figures have not been reconciled, and 38 ETH is not a purchase date for Machi either. None of the three acquisition dates has been verified.

### Selected reactions are not a sentiment poll

Onchain Lens's reported figures imply individual gaps of 25.5 ETH for #9770, 37.5 ETH for #4069 and 92.5 ETH for #32, using the monitor's reported purchase prices and gross sale figures. These calculations describe only the three tokens and do not establish a market-wide trend or the value of any remaining holdings.

> MACHI BIG BROTHER LOSES $246K SELLING 3 BORED APES 🔴 Two more BAYC NFTs were sold on @OpenSea today: • BAYC #9770: 36 ETH → 10.5 ETH • BAYC #4069: 47 ETH → 9.5 ETH Previously sold: • BAYC #32: 105 ETH → 12.5 ETH Total spent: 188 ETH (~$318.73K) Total sold: 32.5 ETH… pic.twitter.com/EFKLqlSGrm (Onchain Lens @OnchainLens · 7 Nov 2026 · View on X)

> MACHI BIG BROTHER SOLD BORED APE #32 FOR 12.5 $ETH (~$27.97K) ON @OPENSEA. pic.twitter.com/EiOYyyP6ef (Onchain Lens @OnchainLens · 6 Nov 2026 · View on X)

> BAYC #9770 was bought for 10.5 ETH, 9.9% above ApePredictor's 9.56 ETH estimate. This Ape last sold for 38 ETH on 20 Aug 2023. pic.twitter.com/vGhoqExhmx (ApePredictor @ApePredictor · 7 Nov 2026 · View on X)

> Classic buy high sell low. At least he took the loss instead of pretending (Joe N. @joe_volts · 7 Nov 2026 · View on X)

> ETH terms are worse than the dollar headline: 188 ETH in, 32.5 ETH out — a 155.5 ETH realized loss, 82.7% of cost. BAYC #32 went 105 → 12.5 ETH, an 88.1% loss, so this reads as full capitulation — if the floor recovers, this exit marks the bottom of Machi's ape book. (Baleno 🐋 Sterling Arden @SterlingArden_ · 7 Nov 2026 · View on X)

> 单看三只的跌幅更有意思：#9770亏71%，#4069亏80%，#32亏88%——买得最贵的那只跌得最狠，稀有度溢价塌得比地板价还快。155.5 ETH已实现亏损、只回笼32.5 ETH，本金只剩17%。问题是这是麻吉在熊市里认赔离场，还是年底前做税务亏损收割？他手里还剩多少只，才是判断无聊猿地板有没有底的关键。 (雪山飛狐 @yabuliskiclub · 8 Nov 2026 · View on X)

> 帖里的总亏损是 155.5 ETH 已实现、卖出仅回笼 32.5 ETH，用 ETH 计价看，BAYC 的持有成本已比账面市值高了近 5 倍，抛的不是浮亏而是真金白银。最近这一周纳指跌了 3.4%、资金在降风险，头部 NFT 的大额折价套现更像是有人在腾出现金留子弹，而不是对蓝芯片 NFT 的看多信号。 (Pengchenglin @PengchengLx · 8 Nov 2026 · View on X)

> 头像圈的那波热闹退了之后，藏品也就回到按市场出价说话的阶段 (老木有点木 @manata886 · 8 Nov 2026 · View on X)

### What remains unknown about Machi’s BAYC holdings

The selected posts were a small, non-representative set of public reactions. Joe N. criticized the buy/sell timing while crediting acknowledgment of the loss. Sterling Arden discussed ETH arithmetic but also speculated about capitulation and a possible bottom; those are unverified opinions. 雪山飛狐 asked whether tax-loss harvesting or a larger remaining position explained the sales; neither is established. Pengchenglin offered a liquidity interpretation and cited a Nasdaq figure this report has not independently verified, so that figure is not used here. 老木有点木 made a general comment about collectibles returning to market bids. These posts do not establish broader sentiment, motive or a market floor.

### What comes next for Machi's remaining apes

It is not clear whether Machi Big Brother still holds other Bored Apes, or whether this was a full exit. Onchain Lens has not said, and the public wallet record would need a full sweep to answer it. Until then, the size of any remaining position, and the reason for selling, stay open questions.

### Three Bored Ape sale figures

| NFT | Reported purchase → gross sale |
| BAYC #9770 | 36 ETH (Onchain Lens) → 10.5 ETH gross |
| BAYC #4069 | 47 ETH (Onchain Lens) → 9.5 ETH gross |
| BAYC #32 | 105 ETH (Onchain Lens) → 12.5 ETH gross (Etherscan confirms sale) |
| Combined reported bases | 188 ETH |
| Combined gross sale prices | 32.5 ETH |

### Key questions and verification limits

#### Did Machi Big Brother really lose $246,270 on Bored Apes?

Onchain Lens put the dollar loss at about $246,270, based on purchase prices it reported for three Bored Apes and historical dollar values it did not publish. The ETH shortfall is 155.5 ETH against a reported 188 ETH cost. Etherscan confirms only the #32 sale at 12.5 ETH on 7 November 2026, not the purchase prices or the dollar figure.

#### Which Bored Ape sales did Etherscan confirm?

Etherscan confirms the BAYC #32 sale: a Seaport transaction on 7 November 2026 at 05:08 IST, at a gross price of 12.5 ETH, with 12.375 ETH to the wallet labelled machibigbrother.eth and 0.125 ETH to OpenSea as a fee. The #9770 and #4069 sales rest on Onchain Lens's post, whose screenshot shows truncated hashes and no visible token IDs.

#### Why do the reported purchase prices for the Bored Apes differ?

ApePredictor, an automated NFT monitor, said on X that BAYC #9770 last sold for 38 ETH on 20 August 2023, while Onchain Lens gives a 36 ETH basis for the same ape. The two figures have not been reconciled, and none of the three acquisition dates has been verified. The 155.5 ETH shortfall depends on the purchase prices Onchain Lens reported.

#### Does Machi Big Brother still hold other Bored Apes?

It is not clear. Onchain Lens has not said whether the three sales were a full exit or part of a larger holding, and the public wallet record would need a full sweep to answer it. The size of any remaining position, and the reason for selling, stay open questions.

How we reported this: we reviewed Onchain Lens's primary and earlier posts, the accessible Etherscan transaction for #32, ApePredictor's conflicting #9770 prior-sale figure, and five selected public reaction posts. Reactions are illustrative, not representative; no contact was made.

Sources:
- Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), primary post (https://x.com/OnchainLens/status/2119184226071536004)
- Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), earlier #32 post (https://x.com/OnchainLens/status/2118851937282220071)
- Etherscan, BAYC #32 transaction (https://etherscan.io/tx/0xfaeaaec03837a24d69207b918eff2c57be598138eb74b638ed83b58300b2b200)
- ApePredictor, #9770 prior sale (https://x.com/ApePredictor/status/2119130758640025828)
- Joe N. (@joe_volts) (https://x.com/joe_volts/status/2119204647789269353)
- Baleno / Sterling Arden (@SterlingArden_) (https://x.com/SterlingArden_/status/2119193323017802193)
- 雪山飛狐 (@yabuliskiclub) (https://x.com/yabuliskiclub/status/2119285174588625018)
- Pengchenglin (@PengchengLx) (https://x.com/PengchengLx/status/2119227213304254901)
- 老木有点木 (@manata886) (https://x.com/manata886/status/2119254124416147700)