Whales


Policy

Chainalysis Says ‘Criminal Whales' Account for 4% of the Overall Pod

A new report from blockchain research firm Chainalysis says criminal whales held over $25 billion worth of cryptocurrency at the end of 2021.

Beluga whales swim in the Churchill River, Manitoba, Canada. (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Whales Stay Away Even as Technical Indicator Flashes Oversold

RSI can stay oversold longer than dip buyers can stay solvent.

Bitcoin's daily chart RSI signals oversold conditions for the first time since May 2021. (TradingView)

Markets

Shiba Inu Spikes as Whales Add to Existing Positions

A single wallet purchased nearly $134 million worth of shiba inu tokens, wallet trackers show.

A lot of shiba inus (Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Whale Holdings Reach 2021 High Amid Inflation Fears

The renewed buying amid rising inflation expectations across the globe suggests investment is the primary use case for bitcoin.

Bitcoin whale holdings (Chainalysis)

Markets

Demand Spike on Binance Played Key Role in Bitcoin Rally: Kaiko

Bitcoin whales on Binance once again acted ahead of another price rally.

Whale (James Wainscoat/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Price Rally Fueled by Whales’ $1.6B Buy, Blockchain Data Shows

But why the whales made their buys on an exchange instead of an over-the-counter desk remains unclear.

Bulls fighting. (Bykofoto/Shutterstock)

Markets

Market Wrap: Crypto Pullback Deepens; Expect Higher Volatility

Analysts expect higher volatility ahead of Friday’s month-end expiry.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart, CoinDesk 20

Markets

Bitcoin Supply Held by 'Whale Entities' Hits Two-Month High in Bullish Sign

Blockchain data shows wealthy investors are coming back to the bitcoin market.

A whale tailfin sinks below the ocean surface. (Paola Ocaranza/Unsplash)

Tech

Institutional Investors Come to Polygon Amid Rising Ethereum Layer-2 Demand, Blockchain Data Shows

Questions remain about promised scalability improvement from Ethereum 2.0.

Transactions, Digital

Markets

Bitcoin's 'Rich List' Continues to Snap Up Cheap Coins

Bitcoin's rich list has accumulated 80,000 BTC since the May 19 crash.

Bitcoin (BTC) [14.49.31, 10 Jun, 2021]