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Whales Control Most of Litecoin, Many Ethereum Tokens
19.12.2019
A new study of 140,000 crypto addresses finds that few accounts are needed to form majority ownership of many coins. More than half of all LTC is held in just 189 non-exchange addresses, and on average, the top 100 ERC20 tokens are majority-owned by just 34 addresses. Almost 1 in 4 tokens had...
Binance Defends Matic After Altcoin Dives 60% Due to ‘Panic’ by Whales
10.12.2019
Matic denies wrongdoing after in-house token loses almost two-thirds of its value overnight
While Markets Move Sideways, Crypto Whale Sightings Increase
7.12.2019
While cryptocurrency markets have been moving sideways during the last few weeks, digital currency proponents have been observing large bitcoin whale movements. Transactions with tens of thousands of BTC have been noticed on the move from one wallet to another. On Friday, one colossal BTC holder...
6 Months Before Halving Signs Indicate Bitcoin Miners Are Hoarding
12.11.2019
The great bitcoin reward halvings are coming and many newcomers have not experienced a halving event unless they joined the crypto community prior to 2016. A few speculators believe bitcoin miners and whales are hoarding coins right now until after the adjustment so prices will be driven...
Peter Schiff Blames ‘Whales’ After Bitcoin Gains 30% Against Gold
30.10.2019
Whales are flouncing Bitcoin HODlers, goads Peter Schiff
How Blockchain Voting Is Supposed to Work (But In Practice Rarely Does)
8.6.2019
There are a number of blockchain projects affirming they have a system of on-chain governance that works. But is that true?
Ether Whales Increasing Their Share Again
16.5.2019
Despite the amount of ether, held by individual crypto whales, almost halved in the past few years, it's on the rise again and, as of May 1, has already surpassed numbers from 2018, a new report showed.
A total of 376 whales control 33% of the circulating supply of ether in 2019, the native...
Who Are the Bitcoin Whales and What Are They Good For?
11.5.2019
Source: iStock/Marie-Elizabeth Mali
Not much is known about the Bitcoin whales. Sure, we know they're holders of large quantities of Bitcoin, but beyond a few names most of us are in the dark as to who exactly they are and what functions they have within the BTC ecosystem.
As reported in May, there...