Crypto whales are surfacing en masse as Bitcoin hits record highs for 2019.
In the past 24 hours, some of the biggest BTC, ETH and XRP holders in existence have moved a total of $218.6 million in crypto. The biggest single transaction sent 9,000 BTC worth about $54.9 million from one unknown wallet to another.
🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 9,000 #BTC (54,962,126 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) May 9, 2019
Here’s a look at all of the big Bitcoin transactions in the past 24 hours. The vast majority of the whale movements occurred between wallets of unknown origin and from one crypto exchange to another.
Only one transfer involved BTC moving from an unknown wallet to an exchange, indicating that the trader in question may be gearing up to sell their assets.
- 983 BTC worth $5.9 million transferred from Huobi to unknown wallet
- 1,121 BTC worth $6.7 million transferred from unknown wallet to Huobi
- 1,160 BTC worth $7.0 million transferred from Bitstamp to unknown wallet
- 1,200 BTC worth $7.2 million transferred from Bittrex to Bitstamp
- 4,000 BTC worth $24.1 million transferred from Coinbase to Bittrex
- 9,000 BTC worth $54.9 million transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet
- 2,990 BTC worth $18.1 million transferred from Bittrex to unknown wallet
- 990 BTC worth $6.0 million transferred from Bittrex to unknown wallet
- 1,035 BTC worth $6.3 million transferred from OKEx to unknown wallet
- 1,250 BTC worth $7.4 million transferred from Bitfinex to Bittrex
- 1,000 BTC worth $5.9 million transferred from Bittrex to Bitfinex
The second biggest transaction comes from an XRP whale who moved $49.7 million worth of the digital asset from one unknown wallet to another. The receiving wallet now holds $105 million worth of XRP.
🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 165,000,000 #XRP (49,794,043 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) May 9, 2019
Whale watchers also spotted four large Ethereum transactions in the past 24 hours, with all of the crypto moving to unknown wallets.
- 30,000 ETH worth $5.1 million transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet
- 14,376 ETH worth $2.4 million transferred from Kraken to unknown wallet
- 32,000 ETH worth $5.4 million transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet
- 38,400 ETH worth $6.5 million transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet
Right now, Bitcoin is in the green, with the rest of the crypto market falling back. BTC is up 2.59% at $6,011. Ethereum is down 0.96% at $166.47, and XRP is down 1.59% at $0.2950.
Technical analysts are looking for Bitcoin to move higher with mixed outlooks on crypto alts.
Bitcoin
CoinDesk – A test of highs above $6,500 now seems likely
FXStreet – BTC/USD $6,000 new bottom area, bulls may capitalize further
Ethereum
Ethereum World News – Ethereum price could tumble further versus Bitcoin
Coinspeaker – ETH/USD expected to break up at $178 and target $186
XRP
FXStreet – XRP/USD bull flag structure eyed despite daily losses
Crypto Potato – Nearest level of resistance now lies at $0.31 and $0.32
Litecoin
Live Bitcoin News – Litecoin price analysis: dips remain attractive to bulls
FXStreet – LTC/USD stays above $75.00 as upside momentum fades away
Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Binance Coin, Stellar, Cardano, Tron
Cointelegraph – BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, XLM, ADA, TRX Price Analysis
NewsBTC – Crypto alt analysis: Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Tron, Stellar
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