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Bitcoin Gold Whale Allegedly Controls Half the BTG Supply
6.3.2020
According to a recent study, bitcoin gold (BTG) market prices are being manipulated by a single whale who holds a significant portion of the bitcoin gold in circulation. The Bitcoin Gold network was recently hit with a 51% attack that caused two blockchain reorganizations. The team of...
Ethereum Whales Accumulate in Anticipation of ETH 2.0
6.3.2020
Despite ETH gaining 100% over the dollar since 2019, Ethereum whales still appear to be accumulating
Ethereum Whales Accumulating, Bitcoin Futures Send a Sign
5.3.2020
Both bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH), the first and second most valuable cryptoassets by market capitalization, may be about to see a surge in interest from investors, new data suggests.
According to research from Santiment, a behavior analytics platform for cryptocurrencies, the 100 largest...
The Whales Who Accumulated Bitcoin in 2018 are Hodling
4.3.2020
Longer-term holding is on the rise, with 42% of the Bitcoin supply having sat idle for more than two years
On-chain Activity Suggests Bitcoin Price Volatility Will Continue, Thanks to ‘Whales’
19.2.2020
Bitcoin’s price volatility spiked in January and could further increase over the near term because “whales” have begun accumulating coins
Retail Accumulation? Number of Bitcoin Addresses With One or More Coins Sees Solid Rise
22.1.2020
A key on-chain metric has witnessed solid growth over the past 12 months, possibly indicating steady accumulation of bitcoins by retail traders
Win or Lose, These Crypto Whales Share Their Trades
14.1.2020
Whales are mega-rich traders who inhabit the depths of the crypto seas. Theirs is a realm of dark pools, hidden order books, OTC deals, and rich list wallet addresses. Shunning publicity in favor of pseudonymity, most whales keep their trading and personal lives separated, with only the blockchain...
Ripple CEO: We Can't Control XRP Price Any More Than Bitcoin Whales
6.1.2020
Despite Ripple’s mass sell-offs of XRP, its CEO claims it would “never” dump tokens on the market and would stop others from doing so
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...