Whales

Bitcoin Annualized One-Month Realized Volatility Fell to a 2-Year Low of 38%
Bitcoin Annualized One-Month Realized Volatility Fell to a 2-Year Low of 38%
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading flat in the $16,000 to $18,000 range as its annualized one-month realized volatility fell to a two-year low of 38% last week. Plus, a Whalemap chart s...
Bitcoin Annualized One-Month Realized Volatility Fell to a 2-Year Low of 38%

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Crypto Market May See Renewed Volatility as Whales Begin to Accumulate Bitcoin
Calm waters do not last long in bitcoin, so be prepared for a sharp move here shortly, one observer said, referring to the cryptocurrency's ultra-low historical or realized pr...
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Chainlink Whale ‘Oldwhite’ Used More Than 150 Wallets to Avoid Staking Limits
The crypto wallet labeled “Oldwhite” on OpenSea is connected to over 1 million staked LINK tokens, blockchain data shows, even though Chainlink officials tried to get "greater...
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Whales Bail on Bitcoin
Whales Bail on Bitcoin
Large investors have reduced their holdings of bitcoin (BTC) since June, which is one reason the price has sagged and a reversal of that trend might need to happen before a bi...
Whales Bail on Bitcoin

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DeFi Protocol Solend Passes Governance Vote to Reverse ‘Emergency Powers’
An emergency governance vote has been passed as Solend plans to take less drastic measures on the liquidation of a large Solana borrower.
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Solend’s Whale Liquidation Crisis Prompts Second Vote to Reverse ‘Emergency Powers’
The Solana-based borrowing and lending service is going back to the ballot box.
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The Solana Hacker House in Miami, April 2022. (Danny Nelson for CoinDesk)
Solana DeFi Platform Votes to Control Whale Account in Bid to Avoid Liquidation 'Chaos'
Solend users voted to "grant emergency power to Solend Labs to temporarily take over the whale's account."
The Solana Hacker House in Miami, April 2022. (Danny Nelson for CoinDesk)

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Crypto News Roundup for May 18, 2022
With bitcoin sliding back below $30,000 in sync with U.S. stocks, plus a look at the early fallout from the collapse of UST, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest n...
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Silver freshwater minnows (Adriana Lopetrone)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Minnows Are Resilient as Long-Term Whales Capitulate to Pressure
How long these smaller-scale investors remain committed to their crypto assets will be an interesting trend to observe; bitcoin and ether drop.
Silver freshwater minnows (Adriana Lopetrone)