{"id":90982,"date":"2025-11-13T13:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=90982"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:17:20","slug":"whales-hoover-up-360m-of-ethereum-on-the-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/whales-hoover-up-360m-of-ethereum-on-the-dip\/","title":{"rendered":"Whales hoover up $360m of Ethereum on the dip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past week, large investors bought more than $360m of Ethereum. As prices fell, one user twice bought 10,000 ETH.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e79097bd5d92eb2c-9421265466160577.webp\" alt=\"\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a \u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 2025-11-13 121554\" class=\"wp-image-269604\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/intel.arkm.com\/explorer\/address\/0x392a1E5cCfa7667d40EDC49aE9462739139701e2\">Arkham<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first $34m purchase was made on November 5. A second transaction lifted the investor\u2019s exposure to about $70m.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-dfb4cc8a965d00ee-9421306549565606.webp\" alt=\"\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a \u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 2025-11-13 121923\" class=\"wp-image-269605\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Arkham.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Etherscan, another whale acquired 24,007 ETH for $84m via Galaxy Digital\u2019s over-the-counter platform.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4f1572c27fa10436-9421328436103731-1024x276.png\" alt=\"\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a \u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 2025-11-13 122042\" class=\"wp-image-269606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4f1572c27fa10436-9421328436103731-1024x276.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4f1572c27fa10436-9421328436103731-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4f1572c27fa10436-9421328436103731-768x207.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4f1572c27fa10436-9421328436103731.png 1104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/address\/0xa2356385Be00dE065bae513f18f2DDe4a3bDFF5c#analytics\">Etherscan<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The largest transaction <a href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/address\/0x85e05C10dB73499fbDeCAb0dfbB794a446feEeC8\">was<\/a> the purchase of 58,811 AaveETH worth $206m.<\/p>\n<p>SynFutures CEO and co-founder Rachel Lin <a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/348278\/ethereum-whales-on-buying-spree-as-crypto-market-pulls-back\">believes<\/a> the scale and pace of the trades point to institutional investors rather than retail.<\/p>\n<p>She says buyers are betting on medium-term gains and are ready to tolerate short-term volatility. They expect catalysts such as <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/how-the-feds-policy-rate-affects-cryptocurrency-prices\">monetary-policy easing<\/a> or the launch of new products for institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Lin added that accumulation could continue if macroeconomic risks do not intensify.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, Ethereum trades around $3500, up 1% on the day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-8f8d6cc7aed48b31-9421353024434524-1024x630.png\" alt=\"ETHUSDT_2025-11-13_12-28-19\" class=\"wp-image-269607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-8f8d6cc7aed48b31-9421353024434524-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-8f8d6cc7aed48b31-9421353024434524-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-8f8d6cc7aed48b31-9421353024434524-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-8f8d6cc7aed48b31-9421353024434524.png 1428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">15-minute ETH\/USDT chart on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3AETHUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin whales<\/h2>\n<p>Over the same period, large holders of the digital gold accumulated more than 45,000 BTC. This was the second-largest weekly inflow in 2025, noted an analyst using the moniker caueconomy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Second Largest Whale Accumulation of 2025<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last week, whales accumulated more than 45,000 BTC, marking the second-largest weekly accumulation process in these wallets.\u201d \u2013 By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caueconomy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@caueconomy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Djjl6qdCiv\">pic.twitter.com\/Djjl6qdCiv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoquant_com\/status\/1988620032721527063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the expert, record buying volumes were seen in March amid a market slump and high uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>Caueconomy argues that whales are again exploiting retail capitulation to absorb their coins.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is trading around $103,000 (-1.4% over 24 hours).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-352dc0d10ebfbe12-9421386278251607-1024x630.png\" alt=\"BTCUSDT_2025-11-13_12-34-46\" class=\"wp-image-269608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-352dc0d10ebfbe12-9421386278251607-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-352dc0d10ebfbe12-9421386278251607-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-352dc0d10ebfbe12-9421386278251607-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-352dc0d10ebfbe12-9421386278251607.png 1428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">15-minute BTC\/USDT chart on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Derivatives market cools<\/h2>\n<p>An analyst using the pseudonym Darkfost noted that derivatives account for 70\u201380% of total trading volume.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leverage Unwind Continues<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn bullish market phases, these periods often precede trend reversals, helping to clean up the market and allow it to rebuild on healthier foundations.\u201d \u2013 By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Darkfost_Coc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Darkfost_Coc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z6RGY0RnHx\">pic.twitter.com\/Z6RGY0RnHx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoquant_com\/status\/1988901332040794269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He argues that a highly leveraged market is unstable and prone to sharp volatility due to liquidations. After the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/whales-adl-and-the-end-of-the-bull-what-really-happened-on-cryptos-black-saturday-2\">October events<\/a>, a de\u2011leveraging phase began.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past three months, open interest (OI) has fallen by 21%, indicating fewer and smaller leveraged positions. For comparison, during corrections in September 2024 and April 2025, OI fell by 24% and 29%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In the expert\u2019s view, in bull phases such \u201cclean-ups\u201d often precede trend reversals, allowing the market to recover.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Santiment specialists <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/santiment-says-bitcoin-is-undervalued-versus-gold-and-equities\">analysed<\/a> the break in the four\u2011year correlation between bitcoin\u2019s price and the stock market. They concluded the coin is undervalued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past week, large investors bought more than $360m of Ethereum. As prices fell, one user twice bought 10,000 ETH.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Whales bought $360m of ETH as prices fell; one address snapped up two 10,000-ETH tranches.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,46,1156],"class_list":["post-90982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-ethereum","tag-institutional-investors-and-whales"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"251","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Whales bought $360m of ETH as prices fell; one address snapped up two 10,000-ETH tranches.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90984,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90982\/revisions\/90984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}