Ethereum Whales Have Been Accumulating ETH at a Stash Rate, Pointing to an Impending Price Rally

Ethereum's whale activity has risen significantly in the past few weeks, pointing to signs of accumulation on the part of the whales.

Three major cryptocurrency wallets have pulled a total of 85,668 ETH, or $174,503,634, from Binance, Gate.io, and Bybit in recent weeks, Lookonchain data showed on Wednesday.

One of the Metalpha wallet addresses is seen to be moving their Binance storage and exchanged $48.73 million 29,000 ETH from the exchange after April 1st. Another address, 0xd81E, pulled 46,577 ETH, or $97.26 million, from Gate.io starting mid-February. The third wallet, 0x6034, is seen to be taking 10,091 ETH from Bybit, approximately $18.8m, within a month since March 12th.

These large movements further show that accumulation among Ethereum whales, often seen as early investors, institutions, or hodlers funds, is a possibility. These transactions occur at a time when Ethereum has approached a key technical value, which is its realized price.

According to IntoTheBlock, the ETH. balance held by whale addresses, defined as those with 0.1% to 1% of the total supply, has reached 46%. This marks the highest level of "mega-rich" investors since 2015 as they continue to increase their holdings. Conversely, smaller investors and retail holders have seen their collective ownership decrease.

This dramatic shift in the retail-to-whale ownership ratio drastically alters Ethereum’s ownership structure. Large investors such as whales surpassed individual investors on March 10th. Since then, they have increased their share by 3%, raising concerns about the network’s centralization.

As of the latest data from March 31st, these stiti. addresses, known for long-term investment strategies, collectively own 34.3% of the total ETH supply, which comes to about $63 billion. Smaller investors, on the other hand, collectively hold an aggregate of $36 billion in ETH across their addresses.

According to the new holdings matrix, whales with between 1,000 and 100,000 ETH own $59 billion worth of the asset, amounting to 25.5% of the total circulating supply. These addresses also do not include the centralized exchange wallets, suggesting that highly funded players are outside of the centralized exchange environment.

Such a level of concentrated control could synergies to exposure to organizational vulnerabilities. Should major holders decide to rotate capital or sell off their large holdings, it might set off a chain reaction in a market that lacks relative participation from the only actively engaged participant - retail investors.

As Ethereum approaches its realized price, a key technical indicator often used to gauge an asset’s bottom, technical analysts are tracking various indicators for signs of either a potential reversal or a continuation of the bearish trend.

As pointed out by analyst Abramchart, the ETH is at the lower Bollinger Bands, a measure of price volatility, which are historically characterized by macro bottoms and the beginning of bull phases in the crypto market.

“If the trend continues downward, it could signal deep-value accumulation. But getting below this level may prolong the bearish pressures and affirm more losses.”

Short-term sentiment remains fragile. Popular trader IncomeSharks noted that some bearish trends emerged from the earlier dip-buying attempts, which ultimately weren't profitable.

“Buying every dip doesn’t always work. Got hit with some nasty trends. Pay attention to the chart. Don't be greedy. Take your profits. Don't be afraid to cut your losses. It's a part of the process.”