Whale Activity Spikes in 10 Crypto Projects Amid Market Downturn: Santiment

In the midst of declining crypto market conditions, large investors or whale remain active in making large amounts of transactions.

In the midst of declining crypto market conditions, large investors or whale remain active in making large amounts of transactions.

Based on the latest analysis of data firm intelligence Santiment, ten crypto projects recorded a significant increase in whale activity, which refers to transactions worth 100,000 US Dollars (approximately IDR 1.5 billion) or more.

The top three projects that have experienced a surge in whale activity in the last 30 days are SuperRare, PepeFork, and Stargate Finance.

SuperRare, an Ethereum-based NFT and digital art market, recorded an increase in activity of 4,087%. The project has an original token called RARA with a transaction volume of 22.42 million US Dollars (approximately IDR 344 billion).

PepeFork (PORT) , a meme coin project, also recorded an increase in whale activity by 2,400%, with a transaction volume of around 1.67 million US Dollars (approximately IDR 25 billion).

Meanwhile, Stargate Finance (STG), which serves as an Arbitrum-based decentralized liquidity bridge, recorded a surge of 2,083%, with a transaction volume of 5.56 million US Dollars (approximately IDR 85 billion).

In addition, Polygon Ecosystem Token (POL) also experienced an increase in whale activity by 1,345% after the Polygon team migrated tokens from MATIC to POL. This update aims to increase token utility and support the vision of Polygon's registered blockchain network.

Furthermore, Carrieverse (CVTX), a web3-based gaming metaverse, recorded an increase in activity of 1,000% in the last 30 days. This project is followed by SelfKey (KEY), self-identity network; Tokemak (TOKE), DeFi liquidity market; Rally (RLY), consumer application developer; Renzo (REZ), Ether's restaking protocol; and Voxie Tactics (VOXEL), web3 game.

Although whale activity in these projects has increased, most of their original tokens have actually experienced price declines over the past 30 days, with some tokens experiencing double digits. This reflects the vulnerable condition of the crypto market.

In contrast, major crypto assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Toncoin (TON), and Cardano (ADA) actually recorded a decline in whale activity. This may be a sign of concern in the market, but Santiment notes that whale behavior is often aligned with rising market volatility, hinting that big players are taking advantage of rapid price movements for profit.