XRP Whales on the Rise Following Ripple’s Win v. the SEC
The number of XRP whales owning 100M+ tokens has surged to 199, marking an 11-week high. One factor playing a role in the new trend could be Ripple’s court victory…
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Dormant pre-mined Ethereum worth $116M resurrects after 8 years
During the pre-mine period, the 61,216 Ether was worth roughly $20 million, but eight years later, it’s worth more than $116 million.
Mt. Gox repayment date looming: Is Bitcoin in trouble?
As the Mt. Gox repayment deadline scheduled for October approaches, crypto observers expect a major industry event coming up this fall.
From Rags to Riches: How an Average Trader Became a Crypto Whale in Just 5 Months
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,…
Not Every Whale Is a Winner: This One Lost $147K in ETH on Memecoins
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…
Bitcoin Whale Transfers $13 Million Worth of Dormant Coins Dating Back to 2012 and 2013
Following the transfer of $60 million worth of bitcoins on April 19, after more than nine years of dormancy, another whale has made its move. The whale, who acquired 1,129…
Binance CEO explains 127K BTC transfer, points at proof-of-reserve audit
A few weeks ago, Binance CEO declared that exchanges moving large amounts of crypto to prove their wallet address is not good news.
6,522 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Worth $107 Million Wake Up After 5 Years of Inactivity
On Nov. 16, 2022, at Bitcoin block height 763,474, someone transferred 6,522 bitcoin worth roughly $107 million after the coins sat idle for more than five years. While bitcoin’s value…
3,500 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2011 Worth Over $60 Million Wake up After 11 Years of Slumber
On Nov. 11, amid the confusion concerning troubled crypto companies like FTX and Blockfi, 3,500 ‘sleeping bitcoins’ from a wallet created on Oct. 7, 2011, moved for the first time…
Wake up call? Bitcoin wallets move 3,500 BTC dormant since 2011
A Bitcoin whale has moved 3,500 BTC to new wallets for the first time since 2011, changing the address format from P2PKH to P2SH.