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Whale Sell-Off: Two $TRUMP Whales Dump $8.58M At a Loss of $2.34M

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  • Two $TRUMP whales sold a combined 765,128 tokens for $8.58 million, incurring a total loss of $2.34 million.
  • Trading volume for $TRUMP rose by 78% to $15.3 million amid the sell-off, suggesting possible panic selling and short-term volatility.


Two $TRUMP whales made a loss of $2.34 million hours taking a buy position. The sudden sale involved hundreds of thousands of tokens and resulted in significant financial losses as they both sold 765,128 TRUMP tokens for $8.58 million, taking a combined loss of $2.34 million.

This development has raised eyebrows across the trading community, especially for the fact that the wallets had previously. It also raises short-term selling pressure and causes more price swings for TRUMP holders because every time large investors exit, it often points to low market trust and can lead to shaky movement ahead.

$TRUMP Whale Activity and Price Drop

The first whale, labelled 3kjP9L, sold 337,560 TRUMP tokens for $3.81 million around 5:30 AM UTC on May 4, 2025, taking a loss of $1.38 million even though they had made $196,000 earlier on from the same asset.

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The second wallet, 7X6Vun, also sold 427,568 $TRUMP tokens for $4.77 million at the same time, taking a loss of $961,000 despite a past gain of $732,000.

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Whale Sell-Off: Two $TRUMP Whales Dump $8.58M At a Loss of $2.34M 4

This fast dump caused the price of $TRUMP to fall, dropping 12.5% in just two hours from $12.10 to $10.59 between 5:00 AM and 7:00 AM UTC, according to CoinGecko. As of the time of writing, the price sits at $10.87 and has a 24-hour loss of 5.9%.

Rising Interest Amid Volatility

During this sharp sell-off, trading volume for TRUMP across major exchange platforms increased by 78%, hitting $15.3 million on major platforms like Binance and KuCoin, which could indicate intense market action and a possible panic selling.


Despite the recent price drop, the $TRUMP price had previously risen due to the excitement around the President’s decision to offer a special gala ticket to top TRUMP holders at his Washington Golf Club. This buzz attracted attention from traders and big investors, pushing the token’s price higher.

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Trump Dinner: Crypto Chatter Sparked as Million Dollar Token Is Withdrawn

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  • 150,100 TRUMP tokens (close to $2 million) were withdrawn from Binance, eliciting waves of speculation.
  • The massive transfer is suspected to be in connection with the $TRUMP dinner event.
  • This move is reigniting attention in the TRUMP token, causing people to wonder about a possible whale activity and market influence.

A flurry of transactions has awakened the interest of the crypto community after a new wallet made its way to pull TRUMP tokens worth several million dollars’ off Binance, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges.

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Source: X @Lookonchain

The transfer, just under an hour before it was posted by Lookonchain’s X handle, has sparked widespread speculation — especially since it was made in connection with the planned TRUMP token dinner event.

New Wallet Suddenly Funded with $1.94M

Suddenly, the wallet, which had not been active before, had 150,100 TRUMP tokens sent to it, in the form of five transfers from Binance. At that time, the total value of tokens was roughly $1.94 million.

When Binance moved those TRUMP tokens, it began with 100,099.95 tokens worth approximately $1.28 million, then around 40,000 tokens for approximately $517,000, and 39,999 tokens for approximately $129,000. The crypto community had a major reaction to these large transactions happening within the same hour.

Additionally, that same wallet made very small transactions in SOL, a 0.001 SOL transfer (roughly 15 cents) and a return of 0.099 SOL (roughly 15 dollars). Although these are small, these transactions do indicate wallet activation or spending on a fee, which shows the wallet was just created.

Lookonchain Links Transfer to TRUMP Dinner

Lookonchain tweeted in the platform’s X account that the said transaction could be made in reference to the “$TRUMP dinner” party for TRUMP token holders and fans. It’s still unclear if these token transfers were for symbolic, political, or for promotional purposes. 

This type of transaction is very common in cryptocurrency, and they are done by big players in the market for their own benefits. But this very transaction is more interesting for these reasons: the timing, token and the event in discussion. The TRUMP dinner continues to make the headlines, with recent report indicating that Tron Founder, Justin Sun, has also registered for the event.

From $27 to $166M: Solana (SOL) Staker Unloads $13.9M, Keeps Massive Stake

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  • An early Solana investor who turned $27 into a fortune has over $166 million worth of SOL after the withdrawal of $13.9 million.
  • According to on-chain data, the long-term staking yielded a massive $153 million gain.
  • This move has been a major topic in the crypto community, with two features being highlighted: the openness of blockchain technology and the risks of holding large amounts of cryptocurrency.

A Solana (SOL) whale has garnered the attention of the crypto community after they withdrew some of its portfolio of crypto after more than four years of staking. According to blockchain tracking platform Lookonchain, the whale recently unstaked 100,000 SOL tokens — about $13.9 million — and put them on the popular cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. 

This move happened a couple of hours before it was posted on Lookonchain’s X handle, and it is said to be one of the most notable long-term stakes in the Solana ecosystem.

How Early Solana Bet Grew Into a Massive Fortune

On-chain data indicate that the investor staked 991,079 SOL tokens around four years ago when the price of SOL was slightly over $27.

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Source: X @Lookonchain

Indeed, the years of staking hasn’t been without consequences, but it continued to present a wealth of opportunities for early investors in crypto, as this early Solana bet shows. Despite the recent $13.9 million withdrawal, the whale still retains a massive amount of SOL tokens in stake. 

The numbers show that over $166 million worth of SOL still lingers in the account address. This means that even after withdrawing a very large sum, the investor has left a majority of their holdings in the network, which could be a signal that the investor is willing to continue investing in Solana. 

Crypto Community Watchers Are Stunned by $153 Million Profit

With a total value of investments exceeding $166 million and an initial entry on the token at $27, the investor realized gains exceeding $153 million. Blockchain explorer, Solscan clearly shows which tokens were staked, which were unstaked, and which were transferred in a transaction.

The exact reasons for the withdrawal have yet to be revealed, whether for profit-taking, portfolio rebalancing, or any other reason. This kind of activity provides many retail investors with both the potential and the risks of staking and holding through market cycles.

Shiba Inu: 74% Held by Large Addresses, Transaction Volume Reaches $120.46M in 7 Days

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  • Shiba Inu is essentially under the control of whales, as they control about 74% of the supply of the coin in circulation.
  • Over $120 million in large transactions in a week is a good indication of ongoing interest in SHIB from high-value buyers.
  • Whale involvement is beneficial in terms of market activity, but it also creates risk, as sudden sell-offs can lead to sharp and unwanted price drops.

Shiba Inu (SHIB), one of the most renowned meme coins in the crypto sphere, has drawn lots of attention lately, especially from large token holders. Out of the 95 billion SHIB supply circulating, recent data from the blockchain tracking tool, IntoTheBlock, shows that close to 74 percent is held by large addresses, or whales.

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Source: IntoTheBlock

Such a high concentration means there are still a few big players who are influencing the Shiba Inu ecosystem. This is viewed as a confidence signal. However, the whales still have the ability to significantly impact the price negatively if they choose to sell their assets. 

Whale Activity: $120M Weekly Volume is Driving Shiba Inu’s Volume

The transaction volume of SHIB has also been fairly high in the past week. The volume of large transactions (greater than $100,000) has now exceeded $120.46 million during this period. Usually, the volume of transactions signifies how much institutional or whale-level movement is occurring on the platform. 

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Source: IntoTheBlock

As for Shiba Inu, despite the fact that its price isn’t currently seeing any large surges (as SHIB currently sits at $0.00001226 with a less than 1% daily change), the rise in transaction volume indicates that various activities are happening.

Whale Dominance Indicates Stability 

A token that has a 74 percent concentration of large holders and has achieved $120.46 million worth of recent transaction volume shows it’s indeed an asset currently monitored heavily by large-scale investors. This kind of activity could be reassuring to retail traders, small individual investors who tend to trade less significant sums. 

However, it also comes with some risk. If these large holders suddenly change their positions, then any change in SHIB’s price would be very quick and sharp.

180 Million ADA Sold in 5 Days—Are Whales Losing Faith in Cardano?

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  • Retail investors are excited about ADA’s recovery; however, whales are taking advantage of it, having sold off 180 million tokens over five days to take profits.
  • Cardano’s price rebounded from early-week lows, reaching above $0.63 after a bounce off strong support at $0.594.
  • The coin is bullish if it stays above $0.60, but a fall below $0.50 indicates a deeper downtrend.

Recently, a pool of large Cardano holders (whales) sold about 180 million ADA tokens in just 5 days, as a slight upswing in the price of ADA took place. This was noted by crypto analyst Ali (@ali_charts), who believes that the selloff was simply due to the whales taking profit.

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As shown in the chart he posted, there was a small upward price movement during the week, along with a decline in whale holdings. At press time, ADA’s price has increased by 1.6% in the last 24 hours, trading at $0.627. 

The recovery has been slight, but it nearly erased the losses Cardano‘s native token recorded over the previous week. Before ADA began to recover, it faced selling pressure at the start of the week because of wider economic concerns in the global economy. 

Therefore, the price collapsed for three consecutive days. However, buyers stepped in at the $0.594 mark, a level of solid support, coinciding with a rise in ADA’s price.

Cardano Holds Firm at $0.60 Amid Whale Sell-Off

Still, opportunities to buy ADA remain as long as the price is staying above the $0.60 mark. This means buyers are defending this level and not allowing the price to fall further. 

An additional buying pressure could bring the coin’s price above $0.63. The next target for ADA’s price is the one corresponding to the 50-day Simple Moving Average, which is currently around $0.70. 

If ADA can break above this level, it could continue its rise towards $0.83. However, should ADA break the support level below $0.59, the price may decline to the next support level at $0.50. 

If $0.50 is breached towards the downside, it would indicate that the recent upward momentum is ending and further decline is likely. If that is the case, the next level where ADA could find some support could be around $0.40.

Bitcoin Whale Awakens as 300 BTC Worth $30M Moves After 11 Years

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  • Dormant Bitcoin wallet reactivated after 10.9 years, moving 300 BTC worth $29.4M.
  • Historic Bitcoin awakenings surge as BTC hits new all-time highs.
  • Early BTC holders recover lost keys, fueling old wallet reactivations.

Blockchain tracking service Whale Alert has reported the reactivation of a Bitcoin wallet that had been dormant for an astonishing 10.9 years. The wallet, which was last used in 2014—four years after Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, vanished from the public eye and during the year of Ethereum’s Initial Coin Offering (ICO)—holds 300 BTC, now valued at an impressive $29,368,562.

The revival of old dormant Bitcoin wallets has increased, particularly due to the recent price surge of Bitcoin. Last November and December, several old wallets woke up as BTC rallied to new all-time highs, finally reaching an all-time record price level of $109,114 on January 20. The record-breaking figure occurred just as the new United States president, a well-known crypto proponent, started considering the idea of setting up a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the nation.

There are several explanations for this revival of old whales. Some early owners lost their personal keys some nine years ago and only just regained them. This may explain the surge in old wallets waking from hibernation. Others may have timed it perfectly, so it occurred when the price of BTC increased exponentially, gaining them massive profits over several years.

Just last week, there was also an enormous transfer of 14,000 BTC, all from dormant wallets that had remained untouched for ten to seven years. But, according to data from the crypto-analytical platform CryptoQuant, these Bitcoins did not transfer to any crypto exchange, showing that owners will not sell them soon.

Bitcoin at $97K with Whale Movements

Today, the price of Bitcoin is $97,491, the trade volume over the last 24 hours is $52.69 billion, the market capitalization is $1.93 trillion, and the dominance level is 59.20%. It has only increased by a mere 0.64% over the past day. Given the spectacular price explosion by BTC and the accommodating regulation under today’s leadership of the United States, these old whales must have chosen the best time ever to return.

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The revival of old, dormant BTC wallets always sparks rumors and curiosity in the crypto community. Are these transactions signs of an upcoming sell-out, or are these whales just adjusting positions for strategic advantage? While no near-term sales are expected, the market will naturally track any future moves by these previously dormant wallets.

As BTC continues defying conventions and gaining general acclaim, these early movers’ actions could enormously impact the markets. Whether this continues or not, one thing is certain: the myth of Bitcoin’s old whales has only just started.

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Cardano (ADA) Whale Activity and Bullish Pennant Spark ADA Breakout to $1.74

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  • Whale Activity Fuels Cardano Growth as 30 Million Tokens Are Accumulated in 24 Hours
  • Bullish Pennant Pattern Suggests Potential ADA Breakout Targeting $1.74 Soon
  • Cardano Derivatives Volume Surges 50%, Indicating Rising Market Interest

Cardano (ADA) has recently sparked interest in the cryptocurrency market, with analysts noting a potential price rally above $1.7. Ali Martinez reports that whales have bought an additional 30 million ADA in the last 24 hours, signaling growing institutional interest. 

The latest analysis by crypto analyst TheMoonCarl highlights a bullish setup for Cardano, particularly in the context of its price chart. ADA is currently trading within a bullish pennant pattern, which could lead to a significant breakout and drive its price upward. The breakout could push ADA towards a target price of $1.74.

Bullish Pennant Pattern Suggests Potential Breakout

A bullish pennant pattern is forming on the daily chart of ADA. This pattern occurs after a sharp upward movement, followed by a period of consolidation. It suggests that the price may soon experience another upward surge. 

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If ADA breaks above the resistance line of the pennant, it could confirm the bullish momentum. As the upper resistance and lower support lines converge, a breakout is expected soon. 

Analysts believe that this could lead ADA to test the $1.74 price level. Such a move would represent a significant gain from its current price of $1.03, where it is currently down by 1.06% in the last 24 hours.

Derivatives Market Activity and Trading Volume Surge

Recent Coiglass data from the derivatives market reveals significant trading activity around ADA. The total trading volume for Cardano derivatives has surged by 50.15%, reaching $2.81 billion. This increase indicates heightened interest from traders and suggests potential volatility in the near future. 

Moreover, open interest has risen slightly by 0.19%, bringing the total to $1.26 billion. This modest increase shows that while traders are actively participating, there hasn’t been a large influx of new positions.

However, the options market has experienced a sharp decline, with a 92.94% drop in options volume. This signals that traders may be focusing more on futures contracts than on options.

Market Sentiment and Liquidation Data

Market sentiment is further illustrated by the long/short ratio, which stands at 0.9327, showing a relatively balanced market. However, it slightly favors short positions. Liquidation data also provides insights into market dynamics. 

Over the past 24 hours, a significant $4.45 million in positions were liquidated, with $2.71 million coming from long positions. This indicates that some traders are being forced out of their positions as ADA’s price consolidates.

Technical Indicators Signal Bullish Momentum

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ADA/USD daily price chart, Source: Trading view

Technical indicators suggest that ADA is in a bullish zone. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is currently at 62.90, signaling that the cryptocurrency is not yet overbought. A level above 70 could indicate overbought conditions, which might lead to a pullback. 

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is also showing bullish momentum, with the MACD line slightly above the signal line. Additionally, the histogram has turned positive, suggesting that the uptrend could continue if the momentum strengthens.

Shiba Inu Burn Rate Surges 4100% as Whale Activity Intensifies

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  • Shiba Inu burns 21.7 million tokens, boosting burn rate by 4,100% in just 24 hours.
  • SHIB price plunges 11% amid $711 million market-wide crypto liquidation.
  • Whale transactions in SHIB soar by 2,004%, moving $751 million worth in a day.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has experienced a surge in the token burn rate, which increased by 4,100% in the last 24 hours. 21,709,094 SHIB tokens were burned from circulation in this period. This surge was driven by one large transaction, in which 21,088,148 SHIB was burned. The rising burn rate in the SHIBA INU community is expected to decrease the overall token supply, enhancing the community’s optimism about the token’s long-term value.

The burn rate impressively increased. However, the Shiba Inu price fell by almost 11% during the same period and within the same day. This price decrease was accompanied by market sell-offs that led to more than $700 million in cryptocurrency liquidations. Macroeconomic factors have negatively impacted digital assets like Shiba Inu, leading to market volatility and investor caution, decreasing SHIB’s price to $0.00002168.

Increase in Whale Activity for SHIB

Shiba Inu has seen a massive uptick in large transactions, which rose by over 2,004% within the last 24 hours. This surge indicates that the activities of wallet whales or investors in SHIB have been heightened. Large transactions of over $100,000 SHIB have increased, indicating that these large holders are accumulating or redistributing their assets.

Altogether, large transactions total 34.42 trillion SHIB, approximately $751.22 million. Whales’ activity indicates that investors are preparing for or responding to volatile market tendencies. Whales use these conditions to improve their positions, explaining such large fluctuations in current market conditions.

Shiba Inu’s Price Struggles Amid Market Sell-Off

The recent surge in SHIB burning rate and high transaction value has emerged during unpredictable market conditions with volatile trends. As for the general crypto market, significant selling pressure has been observed, impacting the prices of most cryptocurrencies. Like many other digital currencies, Shiba Inu suffered from this decline by over 10% within 24 hours. Even if the burn rate is high, then a decrease in the price reveals the unpredictable correlation between token supply and market sentiment.

Nevertheless, although the burn rate might be promising enough, it cannot stabilize the downward trend of SHIB’s price in the short term. Still, the extraordinary level of whale activity might indicate that some investors are choosing to engage in certain stocks and securities to prepare for a capitalization outcome in the future.

Solana Whale Buys $18 Million in Memecoins Amid Market Downturn

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  • Whale acquired $18.57M worth of memecoins on Solana, including $WIF, $POPCAT, $FWOG, and $MICHI.
  • Solana memecoin market sees 11.15% drop while whale accumulates 7.25M $WIF tokens.
  • Whale consolidates $18M memecoins into wallet D2Noa, impacting liquidity and volatility.

On the Solana blockchain, a large holder with a significant volume of activities has been identified accumulating substantial amounts of various memecoins. Over the 24 hours, the whale with the identification of “DWhUa” purchased $18.57 million worth of memecoins, including the massive purchases of $WIF, $POPCAT, $FWOG, and $MICHI tokens. These tokens were purchased on Binance and other decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and then transferred to a new wallet named “D2Noa.”

Through its acquisitions, whale acquired 7.249 million $WIF tokens valued at approximately $13.3 million, 5.77 million $POPCAT tokens at roughly $3.82 million, 4.57 million $FWOG tokens at $980,000, and 3.9 million $MICHI tokens at $470,000. This purchase has spurred concern and discourse considering the impact of this notable purchasing power on memecoin prices and possible effects on memecoin prices.

Impact of Whale Accumulation on Solana Memecoins

The influx of such a big amount of capital into the Solana-based memecoin market can lead to large swings in value. With the whales holding a large portion of these tokens, the reduced supply risk is posed, affecting the other traders’ ability to make their trades without triggering a market shift. The $WIF token, for example, may experience significant volatility depending on the activity of these holdings in a single wallet.

Some memecoins are known for their high fluctuations, and such big purchases can increase these variables even more. Further, reactions from other market participants could imitate the whale’s action, while others are selling off the stocks to avoid price fluctuations. The ongoing developments will affect the trading activity and the overall quantity of memecoins in circulation, which traders should observe.

Memecoin Market Faces Downturn Amid Whale Activity

The overall market, including memecoins, has been declining, with the major cryptocurrencies showing a daily decline of 6.56%. Due to this, the memecoin segment’s total market capitalization has decreased by 11.15%. However, the whale activity indicates a certain level of confidence in the long-term prospects of these tokens, which some analysts suggest is the result of long-term accumulation through strategic buying in anticipation of a market rebound.

The memecoins involved have been experiencing daily losses, but the performance of some of them in the past week is as follows. For instance, $WIF has shown a daily decline of 9.96% while it has recovered 3.87% over the week. Likewise, $POPCAT has dropped by 16.15% in 24 hours, but the cryptocurrency remains down by only 6.84% during the week. The following movement shows that the memecoin market remains volatile, which could pose opportunities or risks for traders.

Strategic Positioning or Market Manipulation?

The timing of the whales during a bear trend could suggest these tokens are being bought at a lower price to hold them until the market goes up. Most seasoned investors wait for dips to establish regular holdings and believe it will rebound. However, the general and massive buying of tokens and the significant ownership interest raise issues of market manipulation, where a whale may affect the prices of the tokens.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Rally Attracts Major Whale as Prices Surge By 60%

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  • SHIB surged 60% in a week, reaching $0.00002803 with a $5.69B volume, drawing retail and institutional interest.
  • SHIB whale resurfaces, moving 100B tokens to Gemini as prices rise, signaling potential profit-taking.
  • Whale’s portfolio spans beyond SHIB, including Ethereum and Chainlink, showing a strategic, diversified approach.

Shiba Inu (SHIB), the second-largest meme coin by market cap, has rallied this week. The broader cryptocurrency market rally paved the way for Dogecoin and pushed SHIB up by more than 60%. Shiba Inu is currently at $0.00002803, with a 24-hour trading volume of $5.69 billion. Within the past day, the price of SHIB has grown by 11.40%. These numbers represent a strong position for coins within the meme coin market thus attracting retail and institutional investors.

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With the price of SHIB on the rise, so has the transactional value made by the so-called “whales,” or large holders of the token. Analytical platform Spot On Chain shared in its recent X post that a whale with the address “0xd6b” has become active again after eight months of inactivity. An early SHIB investor once made $120 million from SHIB with a 415% profit. 

Shiba Inu Whale Profit-Taking

This whale has come back on the scene at the same time as the price increase, which could suggest the beginning of some profit taking. An hour ago, the whale moved 100 billion Shiba Inu worth $2.81m to the Gemini exchange. This move may indicate it that the investor is trying to take advantage of the rally.

Even after this huge transaction, the whale still owns a large quantity of tokens. The portfolio of the investor contains 2.5 trillion SHIB valued at about $73 million. The transaction occurred in two parts: The first transfer was of 99.999 billion SHIB and the second was of 1 million SHIB. Both amounts were transferred to the Gemini exchange. The transactions indicate that large investors are still taking profits as SHIB’s price rises.

Whale’s Diversified Portfolio

Whale’s investments are limited to Shiba Inu, and the portfolio is quite diverse. These consist of 2,971 Ethereum (ETH) which are worth $9.897 million. Other assets include 1,011,142 OriginTrail (TRAC) tokens, valued at $742,117, 44,281 Chainlink (LINK) tokens, valued at $650,484 and 567,408 Loopring (LRC) tokens, valued at $85,039. This diversified portfolio indicates the whale’s approach goes beyond the meme coins and into other potential cryptocurrencies.

The time of the transactions demonstrates that the token has been charting towards an all-time high, and the strategic actions of early investors. During the current crypto rally, it seems that early holders are taking profits. This has been a major boost for meme coins especially Shiba Inu and whale activity in the recent past. 

While the market is still in the process of development, the focus is to be made on large investors. Their actions would most definitely shape the price and volatility of memecoin especially due to increasing retail and institutional demand. This period may well set the tone for the next phase of SHIB and other meme coins as the markets try to work out the longer-term potential for this asset class.