Ethereum Big Players Are Returning As Whale Wallets See Notable Growth

Since the beginning of July, Ethereum has been on a bullish trajectory, experiencing an over 54% increase in the past month. After breaking past key resistance levels, the second-largest crypto asset appears to have found stability above the $3,700 mark. While ETH has displayed a powerful rally over the past weeks, major investors have been turning up at a rapid rate.

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Large Ethereum Investors Are Expanding

Ethereum’s price has displayed robust resilience, holding strong above crucial resistance levels such as $3,700. Its notable resilience is now being backed by a steady increase in large investors often regarded in the crypto sector as whales.

The rise in whale wallet addresses holding large amounts of ETH was reported by Santiment, a leading market intelligence and on-chain data platform, on X. This growth indicates a renewed wave of confidence from high-net-worth investors towards the altcoin leader.

With institutional and high-net-worth participants reentering the market, these cohorts might be anticipating a more widespread rebound or a tactical shift in ETH’s long-term worth. It might indicate a turning point in the course of ETH’s current upward action.

Santiment revealed in the research that Ethereum whales are growing while Bitcoin whales are decreasing. This analysis of the behavior and interests of large investors, conducted by the on-chain firm, spans a period of two weeks.

Data from the platform shows that the number of big wallet addresses holding at least 10,000 ETH has increased by an additional 90 wallets in the last 2 weeks. The additional wallet addresses reflect an over 8% growth within the time frame.

Ali Martinez, a market expert and trader, offering more insight on ETH’s whale action, has highlighted a massive accumulation among these cohorts. His investigation is centered around wallet addresses holding between 10,000  and 100,000 ETH.

According to the expert, some of the biggest whales have purchased more than 220,000 ETH on the network in the last 2 days. At current price levels, this massive ETH accumulation is valued at around $840 million.

This quiet accumulation reflects that major investors are becoming more confident in Ethereum’s prospects and the ongoing upward trend. Since the growing accumulation of ETH coincides with rising prices, this action may imply that major investors are positioning themselves ahead of a possible market breakout.

Trump’s World Liberty Buying ETH Again

A recent report from Lookonchain reveals that World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto venture linked to United States President Donald Trump, has resumed its ETH purchase. The crypto venture bought about 256 ETH, valued at $1.01 million at the time of purchase.

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With this latest purchase, WLFI has further fortified its ETH exposure. Presently, World Liberty Financial has acquired a total of 77,226 ETH, worth approximately $296 million at an average price of $3,294. Furthermore, the venture is sitting on an unrealized profit of $41 million.

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