A wallet holding a very large position in a particular asset. Definitions vary — typically a top 1% holder, or any wallet holding $1M+ of a specific token. Whale movements are often watched as signals: large transfers to exchanges may signal selling intent; transfers to cold storage may signal accumulation. Many “whale alerts” are false positives.
Whale
A wallet holding a very large position in a particular asset. Definitions vary — typically a top 1% holder, or any wallet holding $1M+ of a specific token. Whale movements are often watched as signals: large transfers to exchanges may signal selling intent; transfers to cold storage may signal accumulation. Many "whale alerts" are false positives.
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