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Bitcoin Whales Lose Interest, Is This A Precursor For A Crash To $50,000?

Movement and accumulation from crypto whales are two of the catalysts for Bitcoin price increases. Although major whales are still buying the dip, on-chain data indicates a general waning accumulation momentum which suggests their conviction might actually be waning. 

According to IntoTheBlock, an on-chain analytics firm, Bitcoin whale accumulation volumes have declined substantially in each buying cycle over the past month. This decline in whale accumulation could be worrying for investors, especially as the price of Bitcoin is now trying to hold above $60,000.

Whale Appetite For Bitcoin Dips According To On-Chain Data

Whales, or large investors holding over 1,000 BTC, have accumulated strongly since the beginning of the year, especially during market dips. This accumulation has largely helped to keep Bitcoin in bullish sentiment and prevented huge price declines. However, IntoTheBlock recently revealed an interesting pattern between these whale wallets in each accumulation phase. 

The largest accumulation occurred between March 5 and March 7, when these wallets acquired over 120,000 BTC. Every succeeding price dip has, however, seen less accumulation than the one before it. Particularly, Bitcoin’s recent dip to $56,000 failed to attract notable whale accumulation. This drop in buying and selling activity indicates whales may have lost some interest or appetite for accumulating more Bitcoin in the short term.

Precursor For A Crash To $50,000?

The waning conviction among Bitcoin whales has raised the question of whether Bitcoin could reverse back into a full bearish momentum. These concerns are particularly valid, considering some analysts are of the notion that Bitcoin might’ve reached its peak in this cycle. 

As IntoTheBlock noted, prices have increased shortly following every accumulation this year. While the lower whale buying activity could stall price increases in the short term, it is not a sure sign that Bitcoin is headed for a major price crash. However, if the trend continues for several more months, it could signal lower demand and a weakening bull market.

According to the “In/Out Of Money Metric”, there is still a strong resistance volume between $59,000 and $61,000. A drop below this range again would push 552,220 addresses into losses. In fact, while a drop to his level would be painful for many holders, most crypto analysts remain optimistic about Bitcoin’s long-term prospects. 

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $61,488. The crypto recently rebounded around $57,500 and is up by 7.4% in the past seven days. According to analyst Marco Johanning, $57,000 is an important support level for Bitcoin. He noted that while a break below $57,000 could lead to further declines into $52,000, the crypto market is still very bullish for Bitcoin.

Bitcoin price chart from Tradingview.com

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Here’s How This Ethereum Whale Made $16 Million From A Single Trade

An Ethereum whale was recently revealed to have made $16 million from a single trade involving the second-largest crypto token by market cap. This whale’s story again highlights how conviction in an investment can be very rewarding in the crypto space. 

How This Ethereum Whale Made $16 Million In A Single Trade

On-chain analytics platform Lookonchain revealed in an X (formerly Twitter) post that the whale withdrew 12,906 ETH ($24.39 million) from Binance when the crypto token was still trading at $1,890 a year ago. With Ethereum currently trading at around $3,100, the whale’s ETH investment is now worth over $40 million, signifying a profit of about $16 million. 

Interestingly, his profits from this trade will likely be more than $16 million, as the trader deposited those tokens in the staking platform Lido when he withdrew them from Binance last year. That means he also earned significant staking rewards to go alongside his $16 million profit. 

On-chain data shows the whale recently withdrew 7,000 ETH ($21 million) from Lido back to Binance but has yet to offload these tokens. However, that is something to keep an eye on as the whale offloading those tokens could have a negative impact on Ethereum’s price. 

Tron’s founder, Justin Sun, looks to be another Ethereum whale that could make such significant returns on their ETH investment. Two wallets believed to belong to Sun are reported to have accumulated 295,757 ETH ($891M) at an average price of $3,014 since February 12. Since then, Sun has made some notable moves that could be profitable for him.

One such move is that the Tron founder recently deposited 120,000 eETH into Swell L2, a liquid restaking protocol. Although Sun claims that this move isn’t profit-motivated, he could still make huge profits from his venture, considering that restaking is one of the leading narratives at the moment. 

The Bull Run Presenting A Lot Of Opportunities

There have been a lot of reports highlighting how crypto investors and traders have been making life-changing, which suggests that the bull run is already in full force despite Bitcoin’s unimpressive price action lately. One opportunity that these traders have taken advantage of in this market cycle is meme coins. 

Before the bull run began, there was the belief that memes would be one of the leading narratives, and that has been the case. Bitcoinist recently reported two Solana meme coin traders turned $6,400 into $8 million. Meanwhile, Lookonchain revealed a Solana trader who turned 60 SOL ($8,673) into $1.26 million in 2 months, making a 144x return on his investment. 

Ethereum price chart from Tradingview.com

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Crypto Whale Spends $10.4 Million On PEPE, Do They Know Something You Don’t?

A crypto whale’s transaction involving the third-largest meme coin by market cap, PEPE, has drawn the crypto community’s attention. The magnitude of the transaction, coupled with some other whale transactions, suggests that it may be high time to pay more attention to PEPE. 

Crypto Whale Spends $10.4 Million On PEPE

On-chain analytics platform Spotonchain revealed a wallet (3eAaAC3C9) that had purchased 1.238 trillion PEPE from Binance at an average price of $0.000008424 ($10.4 million). This wallet then proceeded to withdraw the tokens in two transactions. On-chain data shows that the whale withdrew 322.5 billion PEPE in the first transaction and the remaining 915.85 billion PEPE in the second transaction. 

At the time of writing, the whale hasn’t moved the tokens, suggesting they may be looking to hold for the long term. Some notable smart traders look to have been accumulating the meme coin lately, most likely in anticipation of significant price moves from it. Spotonchain also recently revealed two whales that had withdrawn 660.7 billion PEPE from Binance and MEXC. 

The platform also mentioned another whale that withdrew 322.48 billion PEPE ($2.68 million) from Binance for the first time. More recently, Spotonchain drew the crypto community’s attention to a smart trader who has been profiting from the meme coin since last year. This trader is said to have completed 8 trades and realized a cumulative profit of $917,000. 

Seeing how PEPE has performed since the start of the year, these whales’ interest in the meme coin isn’t surprising. Data from CoinMarketCap shows that PEPE has made a year-to-date (YTD) gain of over 500%, and this bullish momentum looks to be far from over. Interestingly, many traders have yet to jump on the the wave, as just over 200,000 persons hold the meme coin. 

Price To Hit New All-time High (ATH) Soon

Crypto analyst Plazma recently suggested that PEPE could soon hit a new all-time high. PEPE’s current ATH is at $0.00001074, with the meme coin trading just 20% below this price level. Crypto analyst Yazan also hinted that meme coin would soon hit a new all-time high, asking his followers if they were ready for this to happen. 

PEPE is currently ranked as the thirtieth largest crypto token by market cap and is likely to climb higher if it eventually hits a new ATH. Crypto analyst and trader Murad believes that the meme coin could rise to the top 10 crypto tokens by market cap since he predicted that PEPE could flip Shiba Inu (SHIB) and possibly Dogecoin (DOGE).

At the time of writing, the meme coin is trading at around $0.000008615, down in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.  

PEPE price chart from Tradingview.com

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Fifth Largest Bitcoin Whale Moves $6 Billion In BTC, Here’s The Destination

The crypto community’s attention has been drawn to a Bitcoin whale who recently moved a huge portion of their BTC holdings across different wallets. This action has sparked the curiosity of those in the community about the reason for these transactions. 

Bitcoin Whale Moves $6 Billion In BTC

Blockchain analysis platform Arkham Intelligence first brought this occurrence to the community’s attention when it mentioned in an X (formerly Twitter) post that the Bitcoin address (37XuVSE) had moved over $6 billion in BTC to three new addresses. 

As part of the transactions, $5.03 billion worth of BTC was sent to one of these addresses (bc1q8yj), while the two other addresses (bc1q6m5 and bc1q592) received $561.46 million and $488.40 million worth of BTC respectively. Arkham added that one of the wallets (bc1q592) has since then proceeded to transfer the received funds to another wallet. 

Notably, the wallet which moved $6 billion in BTC was before now the fifth richest Bitcoin address having held over 94,500 BTC in its wallet. As of now, it still holds 1.31 BTC in the wallet in question. Interestingly, before now, this address was dormant as it had not moved any of this BTC which it received since 2019. 

Transactions of such magnitude are always sure to cause a stir in the crypto community, considering the impact such whales can have on the market. Usually, a move like this can cause community members to speculate that the whale may be looking to offload their tokens and take profits. However, the fact that these transactions weren’t made to exchange-linked wallets has quelled such speculations. 

Another BTC Whale On The Rise

Bitcoinist recently reported on BlackRock’s Bitcoin wallet, which has continued to accumulate Bitcoin at an astonishing rate due to the impressive demand for its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). Despite just launching this ETF in mid-January 2024, BlackRock now holds 243,126 BTC for the fund. 

BlackRock’s BTC holdings has seen it rise to becoming one of the largest corporate BTC holders, only behind centralized exchanges Binance, Bitfinex, and Coinbase and fellow Bitcoin ETF issuer Grayscale. A sustained demand for the IBIT ETF could however see BlackRock surpass these entities at some point. 

That is also something that could reflect positively on Bitcoin’s price seeing as how instituitional demand for the flagship crypto has helped propel it to new highs. 

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at around $70,500, up in the last 24 hours according to data from CoinMarketCap.

Bitcoin price chart from Tradingview.com

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The Road To $100,000: Bitcoin Whale Accumulation Explodes

Bitcoin reaching $100,000 remains a highly feasible target, especially given the fact that the price of the cryptocurrency hit a new all-time high above $73,00 ahead of the halving. In preparation of the explosive move that is expected to follow the halving, Bitcoin whales are going all out as they fill up their wallets with BTC.

Large Bitcoin Whales Buy More BTC

As the Bitcoin price has retraced from its surge, large Bitcoin whales are taking advantage of the dip to buy more coins at cheap prices. These whales, which hold at least 1,000 BTC – which means they have $70 million on the low end, have bought up a large tranche of coins over the last three months.

Since January, there has been a steady climb in the number of wallets that hold at least 1,000 as interest continues to grow. A lot of this interest is driven by institutional investors who are putting billions of dollars into Spot Bitcoin ETFs. Now, with the condition that issuers have to hold the BTC they sell to customers, it has seen these institutions buy up a good chunk of the supply.

The number of addresses holding at least 1,000 BTC was sitting at less than 1,500 at the beginning of the year. However, by March, with institutions ramping up their buys, this number has climbed to 1,617. This is an 8% increase in the number of these large whales in the last three months.

Bitcoin whales

To put this increase in perspective, the last time that there were these many whales holding this much BTC was back in 2021 at the peak of the bull market. So, if this number is rising once again, it means that these large investors are expecting the price to rise, and as a result, are trying to maximize their profits.

Spot ETF Inflows See 2,600% Spike

After a week of consistent outflows, inflows into the Spot Bitcoin ETFs are starting to ramp up once again. For the first day of the week, inflows climbed to $14.5 million, bringing a welcome change from the almost $900 million worth of outflows that was recorded in the prior week.

This change in the tide seems to have brought renewed interest for investors as Tuesday saw a whopping 2,600% increase in inflows. In total, there $418 million recorded going into Spot BTC ETFs on Tuesday, one of the highest inflow days since the ETFs were approved.

This change in direction is also evident in the Bitcoin price, which has recovered from last week’s low of $60,000. The price has since sprung back up above $70,000, with a 10% increase in the last week. This also validates the whales’ moves to acquire more Bitcoin, putting the vast majority of their holdings in profit.

Now, as seen in the past, a return of high inflows into the Spot ETFs has always been bullish for the price. So, if the inflows were to continue throughout this week, then the price of Bitcoin could register a brand new all-time high ahead of the halving.

Bitcoin price chart from Tradingview.com

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94 Million XRP Exits Binance As Bulls Reclaim Control, What’s Going On?

Crypto whale transaction tracker Whale Alerts has revealed various large XRP transactions in the last 24 hours as bullish momentum returns to the market. Interestingly, five of the large transactions in the past 24 hours have come from crypto exchange Binance, with the latest occurring in the past hour. In fact, 94 million tokens were recently transferred from Binance into unknown wallets, prompting investors to contemplate the reasons behind the transfers and possible outcomes.

Large Transactions From Binance

Data from Whale Alerts reveals that the transfers, worth over $57 million, were sent out of Binance in five transactions of 18 million XRP each. This huge transfer could signal big investors are buying the altcoin in droves, but the pattern of accumulation also points to the transactions being carried out by one entity.

The transfers occurred throughout Sunday, starting with a transfer of 18.76 million tokens worth $11.7 million from Binance into an unknown wallet. Subsequently, 18.4 million tokens, 19.2 million tokens, 18.8 million tokens, and 18.7 million tokens worth $11.26 million, $11.47 million, $11.19 million, and $11.69 million were sent into private wallets.

Investors can only speculate as the identity of wallet addresses is mostly unknown. But shifts of this magnitude often foreshadow market sentiment. These enormous transactions in such a short time span negate a random pattern and suggest accumulation from the parties involved. 

However, the transfers could have also been carried out by Binance itself, as on-chain data shows all recipient addresses were activated on the same day by the exchange. Furthermore, this pattern of 18 million XRP tokens departing Binance in each large transaction began on Friday. Essentially, the transfers could have been due to wallet maintenance or liquidity factors. 

What’s Next For XRP?

XRP has majorly underperformed other large market-cap cryptocurrencies. At the time of writing, the token is trading at $0.6219 and is up by 18% in 30 days. For comparison, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB are up by 49%, 58%, and 63% respectively in the same timeframe. 

However, XRP enthusiasts continue to remain strong and anticipate a strong bullish run. According to attorney Bill Morgan, XRP is set to surpass its all-time high of $3.4 this cycle. Right now, XRP is showing other signs of building momentum, like a recent breakout above a long-term downtrend line. 

A popular crypto analyst known as Ash Crypto noted that the altcoin is on the verge of a multi-year breakout. The last time this happened, XRP went on a surge throughout 2017 and 2018 to reach its current all-time high. 

According to the analyst’s XRP chart, a repeat of this breakout would lead to a surge of epic proportions to $18.

XRP price chart from Tradingview.com

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Chainlink Breeds New Whales As $49.9 Million Accumulation Spree Cause Prices To Surge

Chainlink (LINK) has traders buzzing as its price has been up by 40% since the last week of January, massively outpacing the broader cryptocurrency market. Amidst this price spike, mysterious whale wallets have been topping up their holdings, as evidenced by on-chain data. 

According to blockchain tracker Lookonchain, there’s been a massive outflow of LINK from crypto exchange Binance in the past two days, particularly with 49 new wallets receiving 2,745,815 LINK within this timeframe. 

Massive LINK Accumulation Occurs On Binance Before Withdrawal

Details from Binance point to an ongoing accumulation of LINK from the crypto exchange. In the middle of this accumulation, a particular whale or institution has been going on a buying spree, gobbling up more than 2.7 million LINK tokens worth $49.9 million. This accumulation came days after the Lookonchain noticed that four new wallets had withdrawn over 119,583 LINK tokens worth over $2.15 million from Binance.

Similarly, Lookonchain noted that another whale address “0x2A19” has withdrawn 494,957 LINK tokens worth $9 million from Binance in the past 10 days. Notably, whale transaction tracker Whale Alerts has also noted some accumulation of LINK tokens from other crypto exchanges.

Analytics platform Santiment also noted that LINK whale addresses have upped their activity amidst the price surge as large amounts of coins were moved by previously stagnant wallets. This influx of tokens back into the network’s circulation, coupled with a minor liquidation of wallets, seems to have contributed to the price spike.

How Will New Chainlink Whales Impact Price Action Going Forward?

The crypto industry is currently going through a modest price gain led by Bitcoin recently breaking above the $44,000 level again. As a result, the industry is now up by 3.25% in the past 24 hours, with a 22.60% increase in trading volume. 

LINK hasn’t been left out of this price gain, registering a 4.30% gain in the past 24 hours. However, LINK has been on a sustained breakout since January, reaching as high as $19.68 on February 5. 

The price spike isn’t particularly surprising, as fundamentals of the Chainlink ecosystem point to a steady price growth for LINK. Chainlink’s role in DeFi and NFTs with its smart contracts oracles cannot be overstated. Chainlink also recently released its Staking v0.2 protocol in December, allowing investors to stake a minimum of 1 LINK for a base floor reward rate of 4.5% per year in LINK.

Consequently, the massive accumulation of LINK by whales is a very bullish signal for the token’s price action going forward. These large investors see LINK’s long-term value and potential and are loading up their bags in anticipation of higher prices.

LINK price chart from Tradingview.com (Chainlink whales)

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$245 Million Whale Wakes Up To Threaten XRP Price Recovery

A recent transaction by an XRP whale is currently threatening XRP’s price recovery. This particular address is known to have moved all their XRP holdings worth millions of dollars, a move that the XRP community fears could cause a downturn in the token’s price. 

Whale Moves Over 443 Million XRP

Data from blockchain tracker Whale Alert shows that an unknown address linked to crypto Bitvavo sent 443,112,410 XRP to another unknown address that is linked to Bitvavo. Interestingly, data from the XRP Scan shows that the receiving address was just activated prior to when the transaction occurred. 

While the reason for this recent transaction remains unclear, such moves are always known to stir the crypto community as they raise speculations of a sell-off or an impending one. Dumping XRP tokens of such magnitude will no doubt have an impact on XRP’s price and could cause the token to decline further. 

Whale transactions involving XRP seem to have become a common trend, with Bitcoinist and NewsBTC reporting on several occasions how a significant amount of the token has been moved from one address to another. Last week, over 63 million XRP tokens were moved in two different transactions between crypto exchanges and unknown wallets. 

Meanwhile, it is worth mentioning that the address that received the 443 million XRP is yet to make any move, as on-chain data shows that there haven’t been any outflows or inflows since then. That should calm fears about any impending selloff, as the move might have been made as a security measure to secure the funds. 

XRP price chart from Tradingview.com

All Is Well That Ends Well For XRP Price

XRP holders have continued to worry about XRP’s stagnant price action, with the token failing to make a significant price move up since losing its gains from Judge Anlaisa Torres’ ruling. However, going by Crypto Rover’s prediction, these concerns may soon be a thing of the past as XRP is expected to make a parabolic move in the “upcoming 8 weeks.”

Crypto analyst Egrag Crypto has also continued to urge the XRP community to focus on the bigger picture rather than worrying about XRP’s current price level. This big picture includes his prediction that XRP could rise to as high as $27 in the next bull run. If these predictions somehow manage to materialize, then there’s definitely a happy ending for XRP holders. 

Therefore, XRP’s tepid price looks like a small price to pay for the good things that possibly lie ahead for those who hold steadfast to their conviction that XRP will witness a parabolic move at some point. 

At the time of writing, XRP is trading at around $0.56, down in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. 

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Bitcoin Gearing Up For Recovery As Large Whales Stop Moving Old Coins

There may finally be light at the end of the tunnel for the Bitcoin price as selling has begun to subside for the cryptocurrency. So far, it seems that the large holders have been the main driving force behind the price decline, which could explain why the rally has been suppressed for so long. However, as these large investors start to scale back their selling, the Bitcoin price could be looking at another recovery.

Bitcoin Whales Stop Selling Old BTC

According to a report posted by Santiment, the reason for the suppressed Bitcoin price over the last week could be traced back to large Bitcoin holders. These holders who have a massive stash of old coins, which means coins that have not moved in a long time, had begun to move their coins after the price of BTC found its legs due to anticipation around the Spot ETF approvals.

Once these whales began to move these coins, there was a definite drop in the asset’s price that can be linked back to this move. As these whales moved these coins out of their wallets, the age of their BTC holdings went down, suggesting that they were selling these older coins.

On average, the age of their holdings went from around 640 days to around 624 days in the days following the Spot ETF approvals by the SEC. The on-chain tracker suggests that this was a sign that the market was back in the bull market.

However, after around a week of doing this, these whales seem to have come to a point where they are no longer moving coins. “There are mild signs that this continued movement of older coins is finally done for the time being,” Santiment said.

Now, while Santiment interprets this as a sign that the bull cycle may be over, there is also the possibility that these whales have stopped moving their coins in a bid to wait for the price to recover. In this case, selling pressure will recede, allowing Bitcoin the space to regain its footing once more.

Bitcoin price chart from Tradingview.com

BTC Struggles With $43,000 Resistance

The Bitcoin price is currently struggling with the resistance mounting at $43,000. Since the crash last week, bulls have continued to lag behind as bears have chosen this level to pitch their tents. The sell pressure also seems to be localized at this point, so it has become the next important level to beat.

If Bitcoin is able to surmount the $43,000 resistance, it could signal a return of the rally. At this point, $45,000 becomes the next major resistance as investors flock back in. However, failure to turn $43,000 into support could result in a further decline in the price.

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XRP Whales Make Big Moves Amid Market Volatility

XRP Whales are causing a stir in the XRP community as holders speculate on what could be the reason for their latest moves. On-chain data shows that these whales have moved a significant portion of their holdings in the last 24 hours.  

Over 63 Million XRP Tokens Moved

Data from Whale Alert shows that two significant XRP transactions have occurred recently. The first was a transfer of 26,400,000 XRP from an unknown wallet to the crypto exchange Bitstamp. The second was a transfer of 36,964,930 XRP from the crypto exchange MEXC to an unknown wallet. 

It is normal for transactions of such magnitude to raise eyebrows, considering the impact that they could have on XRP’s price. Specifically, such transfers to centralized exchanges usually suggest that the whale could be looking to dump the crypto tokens on retail investors. If so, that could potentially lead to a significant decline in the altcoin’s price. 

In this case, it is, however, worth mentioning that the first transaction in question happens to be a recurrent one, as huge sums of XRP tokens have been reported on a couple of occasions to have moved from that same wallet to Bitstamp. 

These transactions are believed to occur as a result of Ripple’s strategic partnership with the crypto exchange, with the latter using the crypto firm’s payment services. Meanwhile, the nature of the second transaction also allays fears of an impending sell-off. This is because the tokens were sent from the MEXC to an unknown wallet and not the other way around. 

As such, it is more likely to be a whale who is moving their XRP holdings to cold storage. This is more plausible, considering that these whales may soon see huge gains based on recent price predictions. 

XRP price chart from Tradingview.com

Why Price Could Rise To Over A Dollar Soon

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez recently offered a bullish narrative for the token’s price. He noted how the governing pattern behind the crypto token’s price action since June 2022 looks to be an ascending parallel channel. If this pattern continues, XRP could rise to between $0.80 and $1.10, the analyst hinted. Those price levels are the channel’s middle and upper boundaries. 

In a subsequent X post, the analyst also suggested that now may be a good time for those looking to get in on the token. He stated that the weighted market sentiment for XRP had dipped to its lowest negative point since mid-May 2023. Moments like this can “present unique opportunities in the market,” Martinez claims.  

At the time of writing, XRP is trading at around $0.56, down over 1% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. 

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Dogecoin Whale Moves 71 Million DOGE To Robinhood, What Does This Mean For Price?

A Dogecoin whale address recently made a transfer of 71.2 million DOGE valued at $6.3 million into Robinhood from a private address. According to various social media posts by whale transaction tracker Whale Alerts, large DOGE transfers in and out of exchanges have seen an uptick since the beginning of the week. At the same time, the price of DOGE has traded between a high end of $0.097 and a low end of $0.089.

Massive DOGE Transfer Into Robinhood

The uptick in massive DOGE transfers from whales has had investors thinking of the crypto’s outlook in the next few days. When whales make big transfers like this, it often signals they’re about to make a major buy or sell order that can impact the price.

In this case, data from on-chain data shows that the 71.2 million DOGE tokens were transferred from the private address “DF8jRK” to the Robinhood-linked address “DHQsfy.” The token transfer seems to have been a major part of the address’ holdings. At the time of writing, the address “DF8jRK” holds 36.3 million DOGE tokens, worth approximately $3.3 million.

Consequently, the transfer to Robinhood, a major crypto exchange, suggests the whale may be preparing to sell their DOGE holdings, which could drive the price down.

On the other hand, Whale Alerts has reported other large transfers during the last few days. For example, 367 million DOGE tokens worth $33.6 million were transferred between two unknown wallets. 

Also, 999 million DOGE tokens worth $91 million were sent from Binance to an unknown wallet in the past 24 hours. However, the crypto exchange clarified that the transfer was part of its standard wallet maintenance.

Dogecoin price chart from Tradingview.com

Current State Of Dogecoin

Dogecoin’s price movement this year has generally lacked the volatility and enthusiasm it has experienced from traders in past years. The crypto is currently trading at $0.09255, down by 0.29% in the past 24 hours, and has been stuck in a sideways movement. On the monthly timeframe, DOGE is up by 16% in the past 30 days. 

DOGE recently hit a yearly high of $0.10 this December. According to crypto analyst Ali Martinez, network activity has increased this month, with a steady rise in the creation of new DOGE addresses. 

Dogecoin now has 5.29 million addresses with a balance, reiterating its position as the largest meme coin and the fifth-largest address count in the crypto market. However, IntoTheBlock’s Active Addresses Ratio shows that the majority of these addresses are inactive, with only a 2.73% average in the past 30 days.

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Bitcoin Whales Sell 50,000 BTC Worth $2.2 Billion, Is The Rally Over?

The flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, seems to be cooling off following months of experiencing a resurgence on the back of the Spot Bitcoin ETF potential approval rumors. This has led to concerns that the rally might be over, a theory that is boosted by the recent action of the largest holders of the crypto token.

Bitcoin Whales Offload Some BTC Holdings

In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) platform, crypto analyst Ali Martinez highlighted a report from the market intelligence platform Santiment, which showed that Bitcoin whales had sold around 50,000 BTC over the past week. This has raised eyebrows as many speculate why these whales are offloading some of their Bitcoin holdings.

Coincidentally, these sales follow a similar trend from institutional investors as CoinShares’ latest weekly report noted that there were minor outflows from digital asset funds last week. These funds are said to have seen an outflow totaling $16 million. However, if the asset manager’s report is anything to go by, then there should be no cause for concern. 

CoinShares mentioned that the outflows seen from the digital asset investment funds are more likely to be related to profit-taking rather than a swing in sentiment. As such, one could also assume that this is the sentiment among the whales that made this recent Bitcoin sell-off. This is also very plausible, considering that Santiment recently reported that 89% of BTC’s total supply is in profit. 

Meanwhile, BTC is seeing an inflow of investors, as Santiment reported that the amount of non-zero Bitcoin addresses is up to 916.8 million. Many seem to be looking to get in on the flagship cryptocurrency as approval of a Spot Bitcoin ETF looms, and the BTC Halving draws near. 

Bitcoin price chart from Tradingview.com

BTC To Rise Above $50,000 By End Of January

While BTC seems to be cooling off, there is reason to believe that the rally isn’t over, as it could rise above $50,000 by the end of January 2024. Crypto financial services firm Matrixport predicts that this will happen on the back of the SEC approving the pending Spot Bitcoin ETF applications. 

Matrixport noted that they drew parallels to historical instances while making this price prediction. One of these instances is the CME Group’s Bitcoin futures launch in 2017. Bitcoin is said to have risen by 196% in a six-to-seven-week window dating to when the launch happened. They expect something similar to happen again. 

The firm also expects that Bitcoin will still break out before the year ends. This prediction is also based on historical patterns, as they noted that btc historically sees a price increase between Christmas and the New Year. Matrixport had previously predicted that Bitcoin would hit $45,000 between November this year and April 2024. 

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at around $43,600, according to data from CoinMarketCap. 

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Dogecoin Price In Trouble: Whale Transfers 85 Million DOGE To Robinhood

The Dogecoin price has been put in a perilous position once more after a DOGE whale made a massive transaction to an exchange. The transaction which was flagged by a DOGE community member has raised eyebrows in the space and could possibly be putting sell pressure on the altcoin.

Dogecoin Whale Transfers Full Balance To Robinhood

On Tuesday, a single transaction carrying over $7 million worth of DOGE was noticed by a Dogecoin community member who posted the transaction on X (formerly Twitter). This transaction caught the attention of the community because it was carrying a little over 85 million DOGE.

At the time of the transaction, this tranche of coins was worth approximately $7.57 million, making it a large whale transaction. The destination of the transaction was even more concerning given that the coins were being sent to the Robinhood platform.

Now, the reason that this transaction is important is the fact that crypto holders will usually send their coins to centralized exchanges such as Robinhood to sell their coins. This is because they can take advantage of the cheap fees, as well as the deep liquidity provided by these platforms, to enable them to sell such large transactions with ease.

Furthermore, the X user noted an interesting thing about the sender’s address after the transaction. The whale no longer holds any Dogecoin on their account balance, which means they have sent all their coins to the exchange. This could signal that the whale is looking to completely exit their position as Dogecoin fails to launch.

Dogecoin price chart from Tradingview.com

What Happens To DOGE Price?

The DOGE price could be seeing some negative headwinds ahead especially if this whale is really selling their coins. With sell pressure already pushing down the price, selling such a large amount of Dogecoin would no doubt trigger a further decline.

This sell pressure is already evident in the meme coin’s price which has fallen drastically over the past week. In the last day alone, DOGE’s price is down 3.28%, deviating from the Bitcoin trend that has seen the pioneer cryptocurrency recover from yesterday’s lows.

However, there could be a change in this sell pressure soon as bids for the meme coin start to ramp up. According to data from IntoTheBlock, bids are starting to overtake asks again, meaning that buyers are coming back to the market. If this continues, then Dogecoin could look to reclaim $0.1 once again.

At the time of writing, Dogecoin is trading at $0.08994, with a 2.37% decline on the weekly chart. Its market cap is sitting at $12.79 billion, making it the 10th-largest cryptocurrency in the space behind Avalanche (AVAX).

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Shiba Inu Bucks Bearish Trend: Large Holder Netflow Rises 1079% To 4.68 Trillion SHIB

Shiba Inu has been going against the bearish trend recently, especially with the increased adoption of the Shibarium Layer 2 network. This time around, it is large holders who are driving the bullish return. Specifically, these large holders have increased their positive net flows by more than 10x.

Shiba Inu Large Holder Netflow Jumps 1079%

According to the on-chain data tracker IntoTheBlock, the Shiba Inu large holder net flow has seen a significant rise. These large wallets saw their net flow ( the total difference between inflows and outflows) rise an outstanding 1079% starting from December 10.

In total, the net flow of these large wallets came out to a whopping 4.68 trillion SHIB. Now, this is important when placed in comparison to the numbers from the previous days which the tracker shows to be just under the 287 billion SHIB mark.

A logical explanation for this massive uptick in net flows is that these whales are looking to take advantage of the low SHIB prices. On December 10, the SHIB price was still trading above $0.00001, which is when the net flows were under 287 billion.

However, as the SHIB price began to drop, the net flows of these large accounts began to rise. The further the price dropped, the more the whales added to their wallets. This shows a clear intent to accumulate tokens with the belief that the price is poised to bounce back again.

Shiba Inu price chart from Tradingview.com

SHIB Investor Sentiment Turning Bullish

The decline in price has understandably eroded investors’ bullishness to a certain degree. But this seems to be short-lived especially as metrics begin to turn toward the upside. The first of these is the SHIB burn rate seeing an uptick in the last day.

Data from Shibburn highlights a 49% increase in the burn rate of the meme coin over the last 24 hours. This comes as a total of 2.88 billion tokens were burned by the community at this time. Usually, this happens as investors expect a turning point in the price.

Additionally, the Shiba Inu Fear & Greed Index has also managed to maintain a neutral level. This suggests that there is still a good level of bullishness left after the price decline. As long as metrics continue to improve, there could be a turnback toward recovery soon.

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Ethereum Whale With Over $60 Million In Unrealized Profits Moves Coins To Exchange

A dormant Ethereum whale has resurfaced, moving their 39,260 ETH worth approximately $87.5 million. According to data from Lookonchain, this Ethereum whale with almost $90 million in ETH recently woke up and decided to move its mountain of digital assets to an exchange. 

Although it is unclear the motive behind this transfer, it appears to be to take profit on a 670% gain over the past five years. 

Ethereum Whale Moves 39,260 ETH To Crypto Exchange

The crypto market has had another flurry of price increases in the past few days, with Coinmarketcap’s Fear & Greed Index now pointing to an extreme greed of 81. Ethereum hasn’t been left out of the price gains, and the crypto is currently up by 11% in a 7-day timeframe. 

Amidst the price gain, a social media post by on-chain analysis tracker Lookonchain shows that a whale recently deposited 39,260 ETH worth $87.5 million to the crypto exchange Kraken. Further details from on-chain data show that the coins were acquired around June to August 2017. 

During this period, the whale address received 47,260 ETH acquired at an average price of $240 and worth $11.34 million in total at the time. However, the account has remained largely inactive since then, sitting on unrealized profit as Ethereum continued to grow in price. But now, the coins have made their way into Kraken.  

The massive transfer of funds from a whale’s wallet to an exchange typically signals them cashing out some or all of their holdings. In this particular case, the whale would make a profit of approximately $78 million if they decided to sell all their holdings on the exchange. 

Trend Of ETH Profit Taking Increasing?

A massive transfer of funds naturally leads to speculation within the crypto community, and there seems to be an increasing trend of large ETH holders taking profits. Other social media posts from Lookonchain over the past few days have shown similar cases of large wallets sending their ETH to exchanges. 

For instance, a recent post showed the movement of ETH in wallet addresses belonging to defunct exchanges FTX and Celsius. FTX deposited 3,143 ETH worth $7.2 million on Coinbase, while Celsius sent 7,500 ETH worth $17.2 million to address “0xc450.” 

Galaxy Digital followed suit, depositing 9,179 ETH worth $20.9 million to Binance. According to Whale Alerts, 16,944 ETH worth $38.14 million also made its way to Coinbase from a private wallet.

Even though Ethereum briefly touched $2,300 yesterday, it would seem the recent transfer to exchanges has had an effect on the price of ETH, as the crypto is trading at $2,269 at the time of writing, down by 1.5%. 

The crypto market remains largely unpredictable, but it would be prudent to wait to see if the crypto approaches and rebounds at the $2,200 resistance level. At the same time, a strong blast above $2,300 could signal bulls are still in control.

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Prepare For Take-Off: Dogecoin Whales Have Injected $2 Billion Into DOGE

Dogecoin finally broke over $0.76 in the last 24 hours after a week of range trading and has emerged as a formidable performer in the past month. The crypto has seen gains of 25.9% in a 30-day timeframe, but the rally may be far from over.

DOGE whales have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to put the meme coin on the map, increasing their holdings by a substantial amount in the past month. On-chain data has revealed that large DOGE addresses have added more than $2 billion in DOGE in an effort to drive the crypto towards the $0.1 level.

Dogecoin Whales Inject $2 Billion Into DOGE In 30 Days

Data from the crypto analytics platform IntoTheBlock has reiterated the current bullish sentiment among Dogecoin whales. According to its Balance By Holdings metric, the balance of addresses holding between $100,000 to $1 million worth of DOGE has increased by 24.31% in the past 30 days.

Likewise, addresses holding between $1 million to $10 million increased by 27.43%, and addresses holding more than $10 million worth of DOGE increased by 29.28%. 

A closer look into this metric’s chart shows that the collective holdings of these addresses holding at least $100,000 worth of DOGE increased from $7.37 billion on October 7 to $9.469 billion on November 9. This implies that the crypto’s whales have acquired an additional $2.099 billion in DOGE within the past month.

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Source: IntoTheBlock

For regular investors, this whale activity is a bullish signal for DOGE’s price trajectory, as whale accumulation is still ongoing. IntoTheBlock’s data has also revealed these addresses holding at least $100,000 worth of DOGE have acquired $119 million in DOGE in the past 24 hours alone. 

IntoTheBlock’s Order Books metrics reveal an interesting imbalance between the supply and demand for DOGE. At the time of writing, buyers have placed buy orders of 902 million DOGE on various crypto exchanges. Meanwhile, sellers have only put up 876 million DOGE for sale.

Dogecoin 2Source: IntoTheBlock

Will DOGE Return To $0.1?

The current shift towards higher demand and the current accumulation of whales speaks volumes of the current sentiment around Dogecoin and the massive injection of capital into Dogecoin could significantly impact its price. 

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez pointed out on X that DOGE’s crucial support wall at the $0.072 to $0.073 price point outstrips the resistance in strength. According to Martinez, a breakout over $0.76 puts the next significant hurdle at $0.084. 

At the time of writing, the bulls have pushed DOGE by 4.28% in the past 24 hours, and the crypto is now trading at $0.07686. Continued buying pressure from the whales and retail traders could push DOGE back up to $0.1, which we haven’t seen since June.

Dogecoin price chart from Tradingview.com

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Massive Ethereum Whale Transfer Threatens To End ETH Rally, Here’s Why

In a recent development, Ethereum’s latest resurgence (up over 12% in the last seven days) could be threatened by the actions of an Ethereum whale who could potentially end the token’s rally and further cause it to decline. 

Ethereum Whale Moves 30,710 ETH

In a post shared on the X (formerly Twitter) platform, a crypto-related account with the username ‘EmberCN’ noted that a particular Ethereum whale who had withdrawn a total of 42,311 ETH from the crypto exchange Binance since September 20 had just transferred 30,710 ETH (out of the withdrawn funds) back to Binance. 

The account further mentioned that the average ETH price at which this whale had accumulated these tokens is about $1,667, which instantly shows that the whale is currently in profit and could be looking to realize some of their gains by selling the transferred tokens on Binance. 

However, the crypto community will be more concerned with how a potential sell-off could negatively impact the market. It would add to the selling pressure on the asset, which could cause a decline, especially if there is no buying pressure to match it. 

Some might be more inclined to believe that this amount of ETH may not matter in the grand scheme of things, considering that it was recently reported that Ethereum’s ‘Billionaires’ control one-third of the token’s circulating supply. This category of persons is those who hold 1 million ETH and above. 

It is also worth mentioning that on-chain data shows that the Ethereum whale has, since the transfer of the 30,710 ETH, gone on to transfer the tokens to another Binance wallet, which has spread the ETH across different wallets. 

Another Busy ETH Whale

In a post shared on its X platform, the analytics platform Scopescan revealed that the 1inch investment fund had sold 4,685 stETH (staked Ethereum on the Lido platform) for $8.54 million at an average price of $1,823. In the process, they realized an estimated profit of $1.28 million as these stETH were said to be bought on October 13 at the average price of $1,550.

The move may not come as a surprise to some as the investment fund, which has close ties to the DEX aggregator 1Inch, has been actively trading Ethereum since the beginning of the year. During that period, it bought a cumulative total of 17,000 ETH and then went on to take some profits by liquidating 11,000 ETH at $1,906 for $21 million, making a profit of about $3.7 million in the process.

These whale movements may have had an impact on Ethereum’s price as the token is, at the time of writing, trading at around $1,770, down over 2% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. 

Ethereum price chart from Tradingview.com (ETH whale)

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XRP Price Gearing Up For Rebound As Whales Make Their Move

Although the XRP price has witnessed a decline along with the overall crypto market since the beginning of October, recent price action shows XRP is consolidating in the $0.5 support level, suggesting the early stages of a rebound may be brewing. In addition to this, on-chain data has revealed some whales are expanding their holdings in preparation for the rebound.  

Large XRP Transactions Hint At Accumulation

Various on-chain data has shown large XRP transactions in the past few weeks to and from exchanges, suggesting some whales might be accumulating XRP tokens.

According to data from Whale Alerts, a crypto whale tracking service, 50 million XRP worth $24.8 million was recently transferred from Crypto.com to a private wallet. 

Whatever the reasons, massive XRP transactions like this are worth paying attention to as they can either increase or decrease buying and selling pressure.  

While there have been other whale movements from private wallets to exchanges, data from the crypto analytics platform Santiment points to an accumulation tactic from XRP whales. A metric that follows the balances of wallets holding between 100,000 to 1 million XRP has significantly increased since the beginning of the month. 

In this last 7-day timeframe, the net cumulative balance in these wallets increased by 60 million XRP tokens from 3.77 billion to 3.83 billion. XRP is currently trading at $0.499, putting the net increase of these whales at $29.9 million.

XRP price chart from Tradingview.com

What’s Next For XRP Price – Potential Impact

Interest in the XRP price is now at one of its highest levels, and according to financial analysts, the cryptocurrency is leading the charge in upending the conventional payments sector. The number of XRP holders has also steadily been on the rise, as news about Ripple and the SEC has continued to generate attention for XRP. 

Data from Santiment below shows this measure is now at 4.8 million wallet addresses:

Ethereum price

The XRP price is down by 2.11% in the past 24 hours, but trading volume increased by 56.53%. Higher volume means there is more activity and interest in an asset, which can indicate a price spike. However, bulls have failed to hold the $0.50 support zone, and XRP might continue to move down if it breaks below $0.488. 

With whales accumulating, key support levels holding, and the SEC lawsuit progressing in Ripple’s favor, there might be a bullish reversal for XRP. According to one analyst, XRP could rise 1137% to a new to a new all-time high of $5.85.