🚀 ETH Whale Alert: SharpLink Gaming Drops $300M Stake – Is a Mega Move Coming?

Ethereum's deep-pocketed players just made waves—SharpLink Gaming locked up a jaw-dropping $300 million in ETH. Whale activity doesn’t spike like this without a reason.

What’s brewing?

While retail traders chase memecoins, the big fish are stacking ETH like it’s going out of style (spoiler: it’s not). This isn’t just a bet on gaming—it’s a leveraged play on Ethereum’s entire defi ecosystem. Smart money moves while Wall Street still thinks 'blockchain' is a Excel plugin.

Buckle up. When whales stake this hard, the market usually follows—or crashes spectacularly. Either way, grab popcorn.

Market Signals: Are Whales Back?

According to on-chain data published by EmberCN, SharpLink Gaming transferred $145 million USDC to Galaxy Digital. Subsequently, Galaxy Digital withdrew 38,600 ETH from Binance and transferred these tokens to SharpLink Gaming. 

SharpLink Gaming accumulated 77,206 ETH, all of which has been staked, meaning it is locked to earn rewards from the Ethereum network. As of July 22, 2025, SharpLink Gaming held approximately 360,807 ETH, bringing their total holdings to around 438,013 ETH after this transaction. Joseph Chalom, formerly BlackRock’s Global Head of Digital Assets, becomes SharpLink Gaming’s new co-CEO to focus on Ethereum.

The large-scale ETH purchase and staking by SharpLink Gaming may reflect a long-term vision and clear strategy. With over 360,000 ETH in its portfolio, the platform earned 567 ETH just 20 days after launching its ETH accumulation strategy.

SharpLink Gaming is not the only entity making significant ETH transactions last week. DeFiance Capital, a prominent investment fund, acquired 30,400 ETH worth approximately $114 million. Justin Sun, the founder of TRON, also withdrew 60,000 ETH from Binance, signaling personal or strategic accumulation.

However, contrasting moves are evident among some market whales. F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun transferred 5,000 ETH to Binance, possibly preparing to sell or engage in specific financial activities. Another whale deposited 3,516 ETH to a CEX. 

Additionally, one address was recorded shorting $93 million worth of ETH with 20x leverage, with a liquidation level NEAR $3,801, indicating a strong divergence in short-term market expectations.

Other Coins See Active Trading

In the broader market landscape last week, several other coins attracted whale attention beyond ETH. The PENGU token deployment address transferred nearly $3 million worth of tokens to a CEX. A whale exchanged 1.71 million Fartcoins for 790.41 million PUMP tokens. 

Another whale spent 17,080 SOL to purchase 22.40M VINE tokens at an average price of $0.14. Additionally, 1,250 Bitcoins, approximately $149 million, were transferred from Coinbase to an unknown wallet.