Quick Highlights Whale dumps $4B in Bitcoin, piles into Ethereum fast Massive trades mirror rising Ethereum ETF inflows After 7 years silent, whale resurfaces to shake crypto A Billion-Dollar Whale Resurfaces A major Bitcoin holder, known as a whale, has shaken the crypto market with a bold shift into 0 to Lookonchain, the whale offloaded billions in Bitcoin and accumulated nearly $4 billion worth of Ethereum — the second-largest cryptocurrency by market 1 reports that the whale sold 2,000 BTC (around $215 million) and bought 48,942 ETH in just four 2 day before, the same whale sold 4,000 BTC and purchased 96,859 3 total, the accumulation now stands at 886,317 ETH worth almost $4 4 Years Silent — Then a $2.5B Splash Arkham Intelligence revealed that the whale had been dormant for seven years before suddenly re-entering the 5 just one week, the wallet purchased $2.5 billion in 6 its peak, the whale’s Bitcoin wallet held more than $5 7 timing isn’t 8 whale’s activity coincided with a broader shift among exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
According to SoSoValue, Bitcoin ETFs recorded $751 million in outflows in August, while Ethereum ETFs saw $3.87 billion in 9 Impact and Timing Analysts warn that such massive moves can ripple across the 10 often copy whales’ strategies, amplifying their 11 timing also overlaps with a major milestone for 12 August 14, 2025, Bitcoin hit a record high above $124,000 before correcting by 6.49% by month’s end — ending a four-month 13 Ethereum gaining momentum in both whale accumulation and ETF inflows, the question arises: Is this the start of a deeper rotation from Bitcoin into Ethereum?
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