Ethereum Whales Go on a Buying Spree – Largest Single-Day Accumulation Since 2018 Signals Big Move Ahead

Ethereum just witnessed its biggest whale buy in seven years—and the timing couldn't be more provocative.

Whales Bet Big on ETH

While retail investors panic-sell over regulatory noise, crypto's megaholders are quietly loading up. The last time whales bought this aggressively, ETH rallied 1,200% in 12 months. Coincidence? Wall Street would call it 'insider trading'—we call it blockchain transparency.

Liquidity Tsunami Ahead

This isn't your average accumulation. The scale suggests institutional players are positioning before the next cycle—likely anticipating the SEC's inevitable surrender to spot ETH ETFs. Funny how 'risky assets' suddenly look appealing when BlackRock starts filing paperwork.

The Bottom Line

When whales move, markets follow. The only question left: Will you be on the right side of the trade—or still waiting for your bank's 0.5% 'high-yield' savings account to make you rich?

Source: Quinten/X

Ethereum whales are waking up

To supplement this, the on-chain data captured one wallet that lay dormant for more than 1.2 years, eventually waking up.

The whale withdrew 1,051 ETH, about $2.58 million, from Binance to a cold wallet, as Onchain Lens denoted.

This contributed to increased trading volume of whales, who were probably hoping to see more upward price movement.

While buying pressure mounted, so did staking.

The percentage of Ethereum staked hit a new all-time high of 29.02% on the 25th of June. This reflects both confidence and a supply reduction narrative, as staked ETH becomes temporarily illiquid.

As both staking and large-scale purchasing reduce the circulating supply, the ETH market structure could become tighter, at least in the short term, offering price support.

Can THIS level spark an ETH rally?

Apart from a reduction in supply, Ethereum (ETH) also made it to a previous zone in the range of $1,550 to 2500, which has defined the macro bottom in every cycle.

Historically, all prior appearances in this zone in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021 were followed by major upward movements. Meanwhile, 2025 could follow suit.

Whenever the price reached this zone on the way up, it always caught up and then retested the range before breaking out. At press time, ETH traded around $2,459, right at the cusp of this band.

Source: Merlijn The Trader/X

If history rhymes, ETH could surge toward the $4,000–5,000 region.

However, a successful rally requires follow-through. A failure to hold the $2,500 range might trigger a decline to the $1,700 green support band.

That makes the $2,460–2,750 range a breakout zone. Until broader market conviction follows through, the setup is ripe—but not sealed.