Whales Abandon Bitcoin for FARTCOIN: The Shocking Crypto Pivot of 2025

Crypto whales are making waves—and not the kind HODLers want to see. Bitcoin’s big players are suddenly dumping their stacks for FARTCOIN, a move that’s raising eyebrows from Wall Street to Shenzhen.

Why the sudden shift? Three theories brewing:

1. The Meme Factor: FARTCOIN’s absurd branding might be the ultimate contrarian play in an oversaturated market. When every project claims to ‘revolutionize finance,’ a coin that doesn’t take itself seriously stands out.

2. Liquidity Play: With Bitcoin consolidating near its 2024 highs, whales could be rotating into smaller caps—because nothing says ‘calculated risk’ like chasing 100x on a joke coin.

3. The Great Distraction: Some speculate this is deliberate market manipulation—smokescreen for bigger moves in DeFi or institutional accumulation. Classic ‘watch the left hand’ strategy.

Meanwhile, traditional finance analysts are clutching their pearls. ‘This is why we can’t have nice things,’ muttered one JP Morgan quant while adjusting his 2026 ‘Crypto Winter’ prediction.

One thing’s certain: when whales move, retail gets whiplash. Whether this is genius or insanity won’t be clear until the champagne corks pop—or the margin calls hit.

$40M wallet goes big on FARTCOIN and HYPE

Much of this rally stemmed from aggressive whale buying.

Stalkchain’s data noted that Fartcoin became the most purchased token by smart money. This suggested an increase in the trust of institutional investors in decentralized exchanges [DEXs].

Additionally, a single whale used $40.42M USDC, of which $8.78M was used to buy 7.6M FARTCOIN at $1.15 per token. The remaining amount was used to purchase 715,917 HYPE tokens at $41.16 each.

Source: Onchain Lens

This whale rotated funds out of SOL, BTC, and ETH, taking a $2.17 million hit to reallocate into memecoins.

That kind of conviction, especially after FARTCOIN’s prior 18% drop, suggests confidence in a bounce from current levels.

Due to the extreme recovery and the eye of whales, FARTCOIN may be beginning a new accumulation duration.

Having the smart money support and gaining momentum, the short-term upside was one of the main factors to monitor by both traders and investors.

Price action respects the channel

Technically, the FARTCOIN/USDT chart continued a strong upward trend in the FORM of a rising channel, as it rebounded off the $1.15 -1.20 mid-range support.

The daily chart saw regular higher highs and higher lows, confirming bullish power.

However, the $1.60–$1.70 resistance band stood firm.

A close above this zone WOULD open the path toward $2.16, where the upper trendline aligns with the next supply cluster.

Source: Trading View

On the reverse side, failure to overcome the supply area of $1.60 -1.70 could result in a corrective MOVE back towards $1.15 -1.20 or lower.

A break of price below that support would see the upward-sloping channel foundation around the $1 area, or even the wider demand area around the $0.80 level, become the new point of focus.

So far, bulls have maintained control above the trendline, but the next leg higher hinges on a breakout above $1.50 backed by strong volume.

Until then, consolidation inside the current range seems likely.