Crypto Cats and the Wealthy Surface: Are Whales Swimming in Deep Waters? 🌊

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The curious crypto market has come out of hiding, all thanks to the dip in those temperamental CPI readings and whispers of the Federal Reserve easing up a bit this week.

Now, amidst this rebound, the big fish-that is, the so-called crypto “whales”-are diving in with their financial snorkels and binoculars, shoving their shiny coins around like a game of Monopoly on Jupiter. These fat cats are flipping millions between spot trades and positional antics across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a mishmash of altcoins, showing a kind of optimism that would put a comedian’s confidence to shame.

Whales Gonna Whale: Betting Big on Bitcoin and Ethereum

As optimism swells like a soda pop in the hot sun, our dear crypto whales are betting on some real frothy numbers for the big digital coins. From some wily analytics platform, Lookonchain, we’ve learned that a smart-alecky trader in wallet 0xc2a3-with a knack for winning every time he plays-has fattened his wallets with some more Ethereum and Bitcoin. This crafty chap got hold of 1,483 BTC, no less, amounting to a cool $170.46 million, and 40,044 ETH, valued at $167.35 million. Ah, the sweet smell of money!

“As the market heaves and hooves, his total profit tips the scales at nearly $30 million!”-perhaps the worst poker face among traders.

Another well-whaled whale, wallet 0xb9fe, having brazenly taken a 25x leveraged shot in ETH after a flash crash that could alert the coast guard, is now setting take-profit orders. Yet, he clings to 15,689.44 ETH. Talk about mixed signals-a bit like trying to drive a one-eyed mule through a swamp.

Whale 0x71a0 sports a long-haul extravaganza on $ETH, $SOL, $PUMP, and even $FARTCOIN, raking in over $5M profit so far!

He’s eyes are already on the horizon: $ETH: $4,300-$4,700, $SOL: $210-$250, $PUMP: $0.007-$0.009, $FARTCOIN: $0.6-$1

-Lookonchain (@lookonchain) Oct 27, 2025

Then there’s crypto whale 0xC50a, lounging on a 40x long position in BTC alongside a couple of 10x and 25x bets in HYPE and ETH. His current bag is showing gains around $2.1 million, enough to buy a small moon, perhaps.

Meanwhile, data from Onchain Lens gabbed about another whale with a 5x spot on HYPE, hoarding a floating profit of as much as $9.5 million, while noodling around with a few shillings in PURR, 0G, XPL, and 2Z, to the tune of $11.47 million profit!

Spot Markets, Fast! Whales Surface after a Divers

Now, we ain’t talking just about futures markets here. Spot activity jumped around some digital assets like a cat on a hot tin roof. SharpLink Gaming, Ethereum’s landlord number two, dived for 19,271 ETH, worth a princely $78.3 million.

Meanwhile, a shifty whale playing musical chairs typed up a switcheroo from Solana to Ethereum. Lookonchain spotted him offloading 99,979 SOL for $18.5 million and hooking up 4,532 ETH for roughly $4,084 a pop.

In another wrist-slapping maneuver, a chap named Richard Heart shipped 30,066 ETH, doling out $125.09 million, to some fresh-washed new wallet, including a splash through Tornado Cash.

As for the rest, Bitcoin whales threw their hats in the ring too. One coin collector bagged 3,195 BTC, all dolled up at $356.6 million. Meanwhile, a couple of slick new wallets made off with 820 BTC from the big floor shows at Binance and OKX. Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor even let on to more Bitcoin drama, tipping his hat in this circus.

It’s Orange Dot Day.

– Michael Saylor (@saylor) October 26, 2025

Also buzzing about altcoins, a curious wallet unearthed 280,000 Chainlink from Binance, pocketing around $5 million. Meanwhile, a snoozing wallet who hadn’t stirred in over a year made off with 15.1 million Dogecoins, amassing about $2.95 million.

“The fishy fellow also cashed out 7,473 DOGE for $1,450 USDT from his year-end sleep trick. Currently, his cache holds 15.19 million DOGE, worth the better part of $12.96 million.”-OnChain Lens’s cheeky note.

With these doings only the start, tomorrow’s tests might turn exciting or tumultuous-only time will weave the tale. After all, the crypto world’s whales are stomping back into the deep, showing confidence in spades, though one can’t help but wonder if the storm clouds on the horizon will challenge their assuredness this time around.

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2025-10-27 08:41