According to @lookonchain, whale BGSLvB withdrew 2M USDC from Kraken about 16 hours ago and bought 517.97M PUMP, confirmed by the Solscan transfer history for address BGSLvBb6Rn4r21skKtRyE8NPXvkmkbUdNtDqGhTDWTe5; source: @lookonchain on X; Solscan. According to @lookonchain, whale 0x3024 deposited 3M USDC to Hyperliquid about an hour ago and opened a 2x long on 735M PUMP with $3.04M notional, verified by Hypurrscan for address 0x302446778A0d8512ad4B02655583C2B3c4cc423A; source: @lookonchain on X; Hypurrscan. According to @lookonchain, the combined USDC moved toward PUMP-related positions totals 5M across spot and derivatives activity as reflected in the cited on-chain records; source: @lookonchain on X; Solscan; Hypurrscan.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, two addresses linked to a suspected 10/11 flash-crash short generated approximately $814,000 in trading fees for Hyperliquid from just three trades over 13 days; source: x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1981173273967890606. The author notes that if this insider whale continues opening positions on Hyperliquid, the exchange will keep earning significant fee revenue; source: x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1981173273967890606. For comparison, the post states that trader James Wynn contributed about $2.31 million in fees across 38 trades over 75 days, setting a benchmark the new address could reach; source: x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1981173273967890606. The post further argues that high-volume traders such as James Wynn, qwatio, and AguilaTrades act as effective marketing and recurring revenue streams for trading venues; source: x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1981173273967890606.

According to @santimentfeed, Chainlink (LINK) wallets holding 100K-1M LINK accumulated 40.0M LINK over the past 12 months, a 28.0% increase with 103 more addresses, source: @santimentfeed. Over the past 6 months these large holders added 12.9M LINK (+7.6%) with 30 more addresses; over 3 months they added 8.7M LINK (+5.0%) with 5 more addresses; and over 1 month they added 2.8M LINK (+1.6%) with 1 more address, source: @santimentfeed. Santiment characterizes this sustained accumulation as a positive sign for the 12th-largest crypto asset by market cap, highlighting continued large-holder demand, source: @santimentfeed.

According to @lookonchain, address 0x89AB deposited 9.6M USDC to Hyperliquid in the past 12 hours, bought 80.47 BTC (about $8.7M), and opened a 6x long on 133.86 BTC (about $14.47M) (source: @lookonchain). According to @lookonchain, address 0x3fce deposited 1.5M USDC 6 hours ago and increased its BTC long position to 459.82 BTC (about $49.7M) (source: @lookonchain). According to @lookonchain, address 0x8Ae4 deposited 4M USDC 5 hours ago to open longs in BTC, ETH, and SOL (source: @lookonchain). According to @lookonchain, address 0xd8ef deposited 5.44M USDC 3 hours ago and went long on ETH (source: @lookonchain). Combined, these addresses funneled at least 20.54M USDC to Hyperliquid within roughly 12 hours, with reported BTC long notional across 0x89AB and 0x3fce totaling about $64.17M plus additional BTC spot purchases, indicating whale-led bullish positioning on BTC, ETH, and SOL (source: @lookonchain).

According to Lookonchain, whales remain bearish and are adding shorts on Hyperliquid, as shown by on-chain tracking of addresses 0x8c58 and 0x939f, Source: Lookonchain post on X (Oct 20, 2025); Hypurrscan. Address 0x8c58 deposited 5.38M USDC roughly 2 hours ago to open a 20x short on 1,500 ETH with about $6.06M notional on Hyperliquid, Source: Lookonchain; Hypurrscan https://hypurrscan.io/address/0x8c5865689EABe45645fa034e53d0c9995DCcb9c9. Address 0x939f added 4.5M USDC over the past 20 hours, extending a BTC short to 394 BTC with about $43.7M notional and also shorted SOL, XRP, and ETH on Hyperliquid, Source: Lookonchain; Hypurrscan https://hypurrscan.io/address/0x939f95036D2e7b6d7419Ec072BF9d967352204d2. These moves represent concentrated downside positioning across BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP on Hyperliquid, Source: Lookonchain.

According to @bubblemaps, five addresses sold all their STBL and made approximately USD 17 million from the sales, confirming a complete exit by those wallets. Source: Bubblemaps on X, Oct 19, 2025, x.com/bubblemaps/status/1979865140804874430. For traders, the reported full exit by large holders highlights concentrated holder risk and warrants monitoring of STBL on-chain flows and DEX liquidity for potential follow-through effects. Source: Bubblemaps on X, Oct 19, 2025, x.com/bubblemaps/status/1979865140804874430.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, Wallet Set 1 shorted before the Oct 11 flash crash and realized about 160M USD profit; community figures linked it to an ancient BTC whale rotating into ETH, while Garret Jin called it a hedge address for ultra-wealthy clients and Eye alleged ties to a White House info-trading group; opening addresses: 0xb317d2bc2d3d2df5fa441b5bae0ab9d8b07283ae and 0x2eA18c23F72a4b6172c55B411823cdc5335923F4; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Oct 17, 2025, https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1979001693493956795; https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1978766694639407208. According to @ai_9684xtpa, Wallet 2 opened 140M USD BTC shorts on Oct 15 for 2.683M USD profit and flipped long on ETH and BTC on Oct 16; it is not confirmed as an insider address; opening address: 0xc2a30212a8DdAc9e123944d6e29FADdCe994E5f2; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Oct 17, 2025, https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1979001693493956795. According to @ai_9684xtpa, a previously dubbed insider whale on Hyperliquid used up to 50x leverage with a high win rate and was alleged by Zach to be a convicted fraudster; opening address: 0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Oct 17, 2025, https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1979001693493956795. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the claim that a Trump family insider wallet shorted 120M USD in BTC is false; the wallet is a whale that has shorted BTC four times since March 2025, with activity dating back seven months; opening address: 0x5D2F4460Ac3514AdA79f5D9838916E508Ab39Bb7; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Oct 17, 2025, https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1979001693493956795.

According to Onchain Lens, the five largest long liquidations on Hyperliquid today were: an ETH long down 26.46 million USD by whale 0xB8B, a SOL long down 21.46 million USD by whale 0x9AF, an AVAX long down 17.2 million USD by whale 0xb2c, an XPL long down 16.32 million USD by whale 0x89d, and an ETH long down 15.38 million USD by whale 0xd5f (source: Onchain Lens). According to the same source, these top five liquidations totaled 96.82 million USD, with ETH accounting for 41.84 million USD across two positions, SOL 21.46 million USD, AVAX 17.2 million USD, and XPL 16.32 million USD, all on Hyperliquid (source: Onchain Lens).

According to @bobbyong, Arkham’s on-chain post shows Machi Big Brother incurred nearly $50 million in losses, while James Wynn previously lost about $100 million, underscoring the scale of single-wallet drawdowns in crypto markets (source: @bobbyong on X; Arkham on X). According to @bobbyong, these outsized realized losses highlight how whale addresses can experience significant PnL volatility that traders track via on-chain intelligence for risk assessment (source: @bobbyong on X). According to Arkham’s referenced post, wallet-level PnL disclosures provide concrete signals for monitoring concentrated exposures and potential whale-driven flows in the short term (source: Arkham on X).

According to @bobbyong, he questioned a circulating claim that only about 450 crypto participants are worth more than $10 million, referencing a post by @mdudas on X. source: @bobbyong on X, Oct 9, 2025; @mdudas on X. If accurate, such a small cohort would imply high wealth concentration that heightens whale-driven price impact and liquidity fragility, a dynamic documented in Bitcoin ownership research showing substantial concentration among top holders. source: Makarov and Schoar, NBER Working Paper 29396, 2021. For traders, this concentration argues for tighter slippage controls, attention to large on-chain transfers and order-book depth around catalysts, as outsized flows from large holders can amplify volatility. source: Makarov and Schoar, NBER Working Paper 29396, 2021; @bobbyong on X, Oct 9, 2025.

According to @MilkRoadDaily, whale-sized traders executed over $1.7M on Milk Road Swap within 7 days, including a $500K single-trader swap last week and $1.2M executed in two trades this week (source: @MilkRoadDaily, Oct 1, 2025). The source describes this as whales making moves and directs users to swap.milkroad.com, indicating continued large-order activity on the swap platform (source: @MilkRoadDaily, Oct 1, 2025). Based on the reported figures, the 7-day flow averages roughly $242K per day and the two-trade block averages about $600K per trade, highlighting concentrated block execution relevant for liquidity tracking (calculation based on @MilkRoadDaily, Oct 1, 2025).

According to Lookonchain, wallet 0xFB3B withdrew another 3.19M $ASTER worth about $5.27M from Gate.io roughly 6 hours ago, source: Lookonchain on X x.com/lookonchain/status/1973214816820252923. According to Lookonchain, the two tracked whales now hold a combined 132.78M $ASTER valued around $218M, equal to 8.01% of the circulating supply, source: Lookonchain on X x.com/lookonchain/status/1973214816820252923.

According to @AltcoinGordon, crypto whales are repeating a prior market playbook and an altseason is expected in Q4 2025, summarized as Uptober, Moonvember, and Pumpcember (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Sep 28, 2025). The post does not provide specific on-chain metrics, price targets, or named altcoins, positioning it as a directional Q4 call rather than a data-backed setup (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Sep 28, 2025). For trading, the statement signals a potential rotation narrative into altcoins in Q4 2025 if the call plays out, but the author offers no timing granularity beyond Q4 and no defined risk parameters (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Sep 28, 2025).

According to @lookonchain, wallet 0xFB3B withdrew another 6.34M $ASTER valued at about $12.95M from Gateio roughly 4 hours ago; source: x.com/lookonchain/status/1971384033717387605. According to @lookonchain, two whales now hold a combined 129.59M $ASTER worth approximately $259M, equal to 7.82% of the circulating supply; source: x.com/lookonchain/status/1971384033717387605. This on-chain exchange outflow reduces the immediate $ASTER balance on Gateio by 6.34M at the time of transfer, a trading-relevant signal tracked by @lookonchain; source: x.com/lookonchain/status/1971384033717387605.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, whale address 0x790...41023 staked 50,000,000 USDC during Plasma’s early staking in June and added 2,700,000 USDT two months later, receiving 54,081,783.66 XPL in rewards, source: x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1971201097072325104. The author values the 54,081,783.66 XPL at approximately 40.56 million USD, which is the author’s stated conversion, source: x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1971201097072325104. The address and internal transactions can be tracked on-chain for verification and monitoring of any subsequent movements, source: plasmascan.to/address/0x790c42D632502949e72Ab0981C2f0D2021141023/internalTx. For trading, the concentration of 54.08M XPL at a single address is a material on-chain signal; monitor this wallet for transfers to exchanges or liquidity pools to gauge potential supply pressure, source: plasmascan.to/address/0x790c42D632502949e72Ab0981C2f0D2021141023/internalTx.

According to @OnchainLens, two wallets 0xebb and 0x38e are up $3.7M and $3.09M respectively from 3x long $ASTER positions, totaling more than $6.7M in profit, source: Onchain Lens on X 2025-09-21; hypurrscan.io/address/0xebb258660bfb0385ba14625f6876dafc4b9b0a03 and hypurrscan.io/address/0x38eab2be1666bec74bda25605d966237627b34ad. Hypurrscan shows these addresses with ASTER perp exposure and the stated unrealized PnL, providing on-chain confirmation for traders tracking whale positioning, source: Hypurrscan address pages cited above. These positions represent concentrated leveraged long exposure in $ASTER at current prices and are key wallets to monitor for position changes during volatility, source: Onchain Lens on X; Hypurrscan.

According to @rovercrc, three whales bought a combined 14.36 million $ASTER valued at $10.87 million on Sep 20, 2025 (source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 20, 2025). Based on those totals, the implied average execution price is approximately $0.758 per ASTER, with an average purchase size of about $3.62 million or roughly 4.79 million ASTER per whale (source: calculation using figures reported by @rovercrc).

According to @EmberCN, whale address 0xEc0...078 opened an ETH long on May 29 at $2,525, source: @EmberCN; on-chain page: https://hyperbot.network/trader/0xec0b9ebf2a304c99cafe85c548c14dd7783cb078. The position has been held for nearly four months, source: @EmberCN. Unrealized profit exceeds 11x, totaling about $9.32 million, source: @EmberCN. The address also holds July-opened longs in DOGE and ENA, each currently over 1x in profit, source: @EmberCN.

According to Lookonchain, two whale addresses (0x7Dac and 0xB5eE) withdrew 98.24 million MERL worth approximately $14.9 million from exchanges over the past six days, indicating accumulation of MERL based on their on-chain tracking (source: Lookonchain on X, Sep 15, 2025). According to Lookonchain, the activity is evidenced by transaction records tied to the Merlin Chain explorer pages referenced for these addresses (source: Lookonchain on X, Sep 15, 2025). According to Lookonchain, the withdrawals consolidate large holdings off-exchange, aligning with the author’s stated view of whale accumulation in MERL (source: Lookonchain on X, Sep 15, 2025).

According to @lookonchain, Galaxy Digital bought another 325,000 SOL valued at about $78 million in the past 5 hours. Source: Lookonchain on X, Sep 14, 2025.