Institutional Money Floods Binance: Ethereum, Bitcoin, XRP Demand Surges

Wall Street’s crypto cravings aren’t slowing down—Binance’s order books are swelling with institutional cash chasing ETH, BTC, and XRP. The ’smart money’ is piling in, just as retail traders get margin-called on meme coins.

Who needs traditional finance when you’ve got 24/7 volatility and a CEO who tweets through lawsuits? The suits are finally realizing: in crypto, the house always wins... until the SEC shows up.

In Brief

• Binance accounts for 50% of BTC spot volume and holds 140 billion dollars in client assets.
• Three institutional wallets moved 200M XRP, 60,813 ETH, and 1,500 BTC to Binance.
• The exchange received more than 35,000 BTC in one month, despite an overall bearish trend in reserves.

Bitcoin Influx: Binance Attracts Heavyweights of the Market

Binance, in the midst of regulatory and media turmoil, remains the epicenter of a large-scale asset ballet. We’re not talking about jittery day-traders here, but rather what is called in jargon: the ““.

Between the end of March and the end of April,caught the attention of CryptoQuant analysts. One of them concernstransferred to a wallet, probably institutional. Another?in mid-April. And also:changed hands. This is no small matter. These movements are not made blindly.

The numbers are stubborn, and Binance shows a. This hegemony is no accident. Especially since the exchange managesand.

According to analyst oinonen_t, “bitcoin investors on Binance seem to hold onto their assets during high volatility periods“. He adds:

This behavior reflects long-term loyalty, even amid volatility.

So there is indeed a strategy behind this apparent inaction. And Binance, despite headwinds, remains the place where moves are made.

Smart Money: Why They Choose Binance, Supported by The Numbers

It’s not just a comfort reflex. It’s a method. Because behind every massive transfer, there is a well-oiled mechanism, a clear reading of the field. Today, Binance acts both as the tower and the control tower for seasoned investors.

The numbers speak for themselves:

• +35,000 BTC deposited on Binance in 30 days, versus a global decrease of reserves on other platforms;
• 200M XRP moved to an institutional wallet according to CryptoQuant;
• 50% of the global BTC spot volume on Binance in Q1 2025;
• 250M users and $140B in client assets.

At this scale, preference for Binance cannot be a coincidence. Especially when other crypto exchanges are seeing their balances melt away.

And the message becomes clear:, to the point of being viewed as a. CryptoQuant summarizes the trend:

Smart money prefers Binance for execution.

The most striking? These flows are not driven by selling. They reflect a. And therefore to wait. The signal is clear:. And the biggest players have chosen their reef.

Underlying this dynamic, recent studies have highlighted the rise of Gate.io and Bitget, platforms now in challenger positions. Binance shows some signs of fatigue. Yet the data from CryptoQuant go against this: they show a growing concentration of flows toward Binance. This is enough to reignite the debate about who really holds the keys to the next phase of the market.

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