This week, Bitwise registered a trust entity called “XRP ETF” in Delaware. The following day, the asset manager filed an S-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, a necessary step for companies aiming to launch a new security and list it on a public stock exchange. As a result, the optimism surrounding a...Read More
An Ethereum ICO participant has sold another 19,000 ETH over the past two days. This freshly offloaded stash is worth around $47.54 million at the current price. This entity had previously received 150,000 ETH during the genesis at an ICO cost of just $46.5K. Dormant Ethereum ICO Participant Resurfaces As flagged by on-chain transaction analytics...Read More
As market fears intensify, several cryptocurrencies have experienced a sharp decline in prices. Amid the chaos, there has been a significant uptick in Dogecoin activity. The OG meme coin experienced its largest spike in active DOGE addresses in the past six months as per new data. Whales also appear to be holding on, which could signify...Read More
An early Ethereum (ETH) investor who received 16,636 ETH in 2016 has sold a portion of their holdings, marking an extraordinary return on investment. According to on-chain data shared by EmberCN, the whale originally acquired the Ethereum for $5.23 per token, totaling $87,135. As of September 16, 2024, that same amount of ETH is worth...Read More
Alongside a lackluster market, there has been a significant decline in whale activity across most major crypto assets. According to the latest analysis by Santiment, Bitcoin and Ethereum are seeing noticeable drops in $100k+ transactions. Whale Activity Plummets During the highly active period of March 13-19, Bitcoin saw 115.1k transactions valued at over $100k each,...Read More
The broader market exhibited signs of recovery following intense sell pressure fueled by the German government’s decision to dump its entire reserves, and prominent altcoins, including Chainlink (LINK), recorded notable surges. Further fueling this bullish narrative are several unknown entities, likely a whale or an institutional investor, who have continued to add LINK tokens to...Read More
All eyes are on spot Ethereum ETFs. SEC’s surprising turn of events last month has prompted a surge in addresses holding large amounts of ETH during the period. Such a trend could potentially hint at a much-needed revival for the world’s largest altcoin, which has been struggling to surpass the $4,000 resistance level. Wealthy Investors...Read More
Blockchain analysis firm Nansen has identified DBS Bank, one of Singapore’s largest banking institutions, as a cryptocurrency whale. According to Nansen, a crypto wallet reportedly owned by DBS Bank holds 173,753 Ether (ETH), valued at around $650 million at the current market price. DBS Sitting on a $200M Profit? Nansen’s analysis states that the address,...Read More
Phishing scams have wreaked havoc in the digital asset ecosystem and are making a comeback amidst market-wide recovery. These attacks have grown increasingly sophisticated, leading to high-profile crypto investors, whales, and prominent industry figures becoming victims, ultimately resulting in substantial financial losses. In its latest update on March 21st, CertiK identified a deposit of 3,700...Read More
ETH has been experiencing a surge alongside the overall market’s rebound, climbing nearly 20% in the last week. With a significant rise approaching $3,000, the altcoin’s price increase has been backed by substantial accumulation by whale entities. The buying spree by influential investors of the altcoin reflects the growing confidence as the industry anticipates the...Read More
Chainlink’s LINK token has surged 38% since late January, propelling it to a 24-month peak, with its market cap reaching $10 billion. This came as crypto whales accumulated over $50 million worth of tokens within the past several days. Separately, data from Glassnode charts indicates that approximately $75 million worth of LINK has flowed onto...Read More
XRP whales appear to be increasingly bullish on the crypto asset despite an underwhelming performance.The latest data by crypto analyst Ali Martinez shows a significant accumulation phase brewing for XRP. On-chain data by Santiment reveals that over the past week, these whales have acquired approximately 11 million XRP, equivalent to $6.82 million. This development unfolded...Read More
Chainlink (LINK) surged more than 43% over the past month, charting a multi-month peak. Amid a broader market rebound, LINK demonstrated remarkable strength. It stood out as a notable performer among the top altcoins, leading an explosive rally beyond a level seen over a year ago. Chainlink Whales on Accumulation Spree In early September, Chainlink...Read More
In a surprising turn of events, a cryptocurrency whale has reported massive losses for going into long positions. Lookonchain detailed that the whale suffered major losses owing to poor timed long positions on perpetual contracts. This whale is really not good at perpetual contracts. The ETH-long positions of this whale were liquidated in the last...Read More
A mysterious Shiba Inu whale has stunned the community by moving 4.64 trillion SHIB tokens, roughly $38 million, between two undisclosed wallets, as per data from etherscan. The activity comes during the relaunch of Shiba Inu’s layer-2 scaling solution, Shibarium. Following the development, data from the Shibarium explorer indicates that the addresses using Shibarium have...Read More
Nansen – a blockchain market intelligence firm – released a report on Tuesday analyzing how the earliest whales to onboard Coinbase’s layer 2 blockchain – Base – are using their money. Here’s what the company found. Early whales largely allocated to Ethereum and its layer 2 networks. As of August 7, the most value held...Read More
On-chain analyst and whale tracker Nova has spotted a profitable average trader that became a whale within five months. The said wallet 0x*************121F760e, who has “nailed” every trade since January, has a record of more than 10,000% realized profit. Nova noted that the whale’s success stemmed from good trading strategies, not luck, as they had...Read More
The cryptocurrency space is full of stories regarding certain investors, typically larger ones, who made fortunes with their investments in more speculative assets like memecoins. These examples tend to attract jealousy as well as some resentment from less fortunate market participants. Today, however, we will take a look at the other side of this coin....Read More
Despite its recent price decline, the hype surrounding PEPE seems far from over, as crypto whales are still accumulating. Its daily trading volume has surpassed that of well-known memecoins such as Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) for more than a week. Still in the Spotlight One of the best performers in the cryptocurrency market...Read More
Over the years, the Cardano ecosystem has come under significant criticism for continued delays and network updates. But ADA whales remain unfettered. In fact, the top whales have been amassing ADA even as the token struggled to break above the crucial resistance mark of $0.40. More Gains for ADA? According to on-chain data shared by...Read More
South Korea’s top monetary regulator – the Financial Service Commission (FSC) – thinks cryptocurrencies and stablecoins could facilitate money-laundering activities. As such, it will reportedly closely monitor the actions of the country’s largest crypto holders (those who own over $70,000 worth of digital assets). According to a local coverage, the Financial Intelligence Unit (a division...Read More
Chainlink has been witnessing strong whale accumulation and address activity this year. Sharks and whale addresses, holding 10,000-1 million LINK, have continued to pile up tokens as the bear market set in. According to the latest data from the crypto-analytic platform, Santiment, this cohort of investors has collectively added over $312 million worth of LINK...Read More
The crypto sector has been trapped in bearish patterns for several weeks, and even big tokens such as Ethereum are under tremendous pressure. This has resulted in the massive dumping of tokens which has further dampened the chances of potential upticks. However, there have been some signs of accumulation amidst the current market misery. Accumulation...Read More
After several months of gradual declines, the number of Ethereum wallets containing between 1,000 and 100,000 ETH jumped to a local peak. At the same time, smaller ETH addresses have also been on the rise, perhaps stacking for the upcoming Merge. ETH Whales Increase The data provided by Santiment revealed that the so-called whales (holding...Read More
Ethereum whales have registered a sharp uptick in activity in the past few days, making nearly 2,600 transactions worth over $1 million each yesterday alone. This is the highest number of such transaction activities in a day since January. 🐳 #Ethereum‘s whales have been extremely active today, firing off 2,596 transactions valued at $1M or...Read More
DappRadar – a top NFT and Defi dapp store – recently released a report analyzing the trading behaviors of three top NFT whales. It identified some collections and projects that the whales have pronounced exposure to, including Adidas Originals and Doodles. What are Whales up to? According to the report, the three whales discussed – ...Read More
Following certain Twitter accounts can grant one unique insight into the cryptocurrency world. Three recent Bitcoin transactions worth millions of dollars have attracted plenty of attention, yet no one knows what is going on exactly. When large sums of crypto funds are being moved around, everyone is perking up. Three Whale Transactions in one Bitcoin...Read More
The cryptocurrency exchange known as Bitfinex is often the playground chosen for many whale traders, who take up large positions in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies using leverage to amplify their returns.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
The past four months saw Bitcoin volatility continue to rise, as prices moved between highs above $10,000 and lows near $6,500. But transaction levels also tell a story of sudden activity just before or during active rally phases. Bitcoin Activity Linked to Transaction Spikes, but Also Sharp Drops Bitcoin transactions, both in number and size,...Read More
About $1 billion worth of Bitcoin was moved yesterday in a single transaction, sparking reactions on Twitter and other social media sites. TokenAnalyst went deeper and found that a significant share of sending addresses point to crypto exchange Huobi. 94,504 Bitcoin Reaches a Single Address On Thursday, Twitter user Whale Alert announced that 94,504 Bitcoin...Read More
