$800 Million of Ethereum Scooped by Whales

After multiple weeks of extreme caution from Ethereum’s large holders and high-profile investors, it appears that the asset is beginning to attract renewed interest from its large holders.

Popular crypto analyst Ali Martinez has shared data revealing that Ethereum whale activity has soared significantly as about half a billion $ETH tokens have been purchased in the last week.

Ethereum whales are buying

Per data from the analyst, Ethereum whales have withdrawn nearly 500 million $ETH tokens from exchanges in the last seven days.

Following Ethereum’s trading price in the previous week, this means that about $800 million worth of $ETH has been aggressively purchased by whales within just one week.

This notable surge in Ethereum tokens flowing out of exchanges suggests that whales are accumulating the asset in preparation for a major price move.

This signals rising optimism among both retail and institutional investors across the Ethereum ecosystem as selling pressure begins to fade.

Although the analyst did not give further details about the purpose of the massive Ethereum accumulation, it is important to note that withdrawals from exchanges are often viewed as a bullish signal as investors often move assets into private wallets when they intend to hold rather than sell.

Ethereum flips positive

Although the Ethereum price movement is still relatively weak, the asset has flipped to the positive side of the market, showing decent price gains.

While further data shows that Ethereum is trading at $1,676 as of the time of writing, Ethereum has seen a modest price gain of 0.45% over the last 24 hours.

While the mild price surge does not signal any major recovery for Ethereum, analysts believe that the asset may be gearing up for a major price move.