Binance Dominates Whale Transactions as Bitcoin Bulls Rally the Market

The world's largest exchange by trading volume has increased its market share of Bitcoin whale transactions in this bull cycle.

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has seen its market share of Bitcoin whale transactions increase significantly in the current bull cycle.

According to a new report by CryptoQuant, the Exchange Inflow Mean (7MA) has surged from an average inflow of 0.7 BTC to Binance to a massive 6.8 BTC due to the price of Bitcoin hitting new highs.

“Previously, the Exchange Inflow Mean (7MA) was around 0.7 BTC, meaning that the average inflow to Binance was 0.7 BTC. However, since January 2024, this has changed, with the mean inflow now increasing to 6.8 BTC. It’s important to notice that this is a mean-value. This shift indicates that deposits to the exchange have transitioned from retail-dominated amounts towards whale-dominated amounts.”

The report notes that this shift in inflows is a key indicator of the level of participation by large crypto holders in the market, and it can be used to gauge the overall market sentiment. At the moment, crypto whales are continuing to pour funds into the market, sparking new highs. The price of Bitcoin is up by an impressive 17% in the last 24 hours, trading at $89,940.

The total crypto market cap also surged past the $3 trillion mark before dropping back down slightly below the benchmark. Daily volumes are also surging, leading to an increase in decentralized finance (DeFi) numbers.

Besides Bitcoin, altcoins have also driven up Binance numbers, with Ethereum and Solana notching gains. Centralized exchanges are popular for their ease in onboarding users to Web3. The battle to shrink Binance’s volume is ever-present as Bybit and Coinbase, among others, expand to new markets.