In crypto, a 'whale' is an individual or entity holding very large amounts of cryptocurrency — typically defined as 1,000+ BTC or proportionally large positions in other tokens. Whale activity moves markets: large sales spook smaller holders, large buys trigger FOMO buying. Whale wallets are publicly viewable on blockchain explorers — tools like WhaleAlert and arkham.com track major movements. Known whale categories: early miners and adopters (some still inactive), institutional holders (BlackRock, MicroStrategy), exchanges, lost wallets (Satoshi's holdings ~1M BTC presumed lost). Following whale wallets is a common trading signal but has limited predictive power.
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August 22, 2026 · Aditya Gupta
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