Crypto Whales Bought These Altcoins in the Third Week of September 2025

Whales are making big moves—here's where the smart money flowed last week.

Major Accumulation Patterns Emerge

While retail investors were staring at charts, institutional players were executing nine-figure positions across select altcoins. The third week of September saw concentrated buying activity that'd make your average FSA regulator blush—not that they'd understand the difference between a blockchain and a bicycle chain anyway.

Top Picks Revealed

Ethereum alternatives dominated shopping lists, with several Layer 1 protocols seeing unprecedented whale activity. The moves suggest confidence in infrastructure plays rather than speculative gambles—a refreshing change from the meme coin madness that usually dominates headlines.

Market Impact Already Showing

Price action followed the money within 48 hours of major purchases. Some tokens hit weekly highs while traditional finance was still debating whether crypto was 'a real asset class'—as if their approval mattered to algorithms executing trades at light speed.

Timing proves everything in crypto—and the whales just showed their cards again.

Chainlink (LINK)

LINK, the native token of leading oracle network provider Chainlink, is one of the tokens crypto whales bought this week. 

According to on-chain data from Santiment, during the period in review, whale addresses holding between 100,000 and 1 million LINK have acquired 2.5 million tokens valued at above $61 million at current market prices.

As of this writing, LINK trades at $24.43. If whale accumulation persists, it could push the altcoin’s price toward $26.89, a high it last reached on August 23.

On the other hand, if demand falls, LINK’s price could reverse its trend and drop below $23.48.

Cronos (CRO)

Cronos (CRO) has also emerged as a whale favorite this week, with large-holder activity spiking by 29% over the past seven days, according to Nansen data.

The uptick in accumulation signals renewed confidence among big-money players in the token.

If this wave of whale buying continues, it could provide the momentum needed to push CRO toward the $0.27 level. 

Conversely, if demand weakens, the token risks sliding back toward $0.19 in the NEAR term.

Toncoin (TON)

TON’s recent price consolidation over the past few days has opened the door for accumulation by some crypto whales. 

According to on-chain data from Santiment, whale addresses holding between 1 million and 10 million TON tokens have increased their holdings by 5% during the week under review.

If this trend continues, TON could break out of its sideways trend and rally $3.20. 

However, once selloffs resume, its price could fall to $3.04.