Arkham reports that the whale still owns 750 BTC, while an associated wallet holds 2,500 BTC (about $276.5 million). Some analysts suggest the investor may shift part of these funds into Ethereum. Recently, another whale exchanged 670 BTC ($76 million) for 68,130 ETH ($295 million).
A Bitcoin OG "bc1qlf" sold another 750 $BTC($83.11M) in the past 2 hours.
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) August 27, 2025
12 years ago, he received 5K $BTC($1.66M then) at only $332 and only started selling after $BTC broke $90K in December 2024.
He has sold 1,750 $BTC($189.3M) at $108,160 avg, leaving 3,250 $BTC($360.75M).… pic.twitter.com/m3G3lhgm9C
Lookonchain analysts also noted that the address might be linked to another whale who carried out a similar operation earlier this month. This highlights a broader trend of large holders diversifying into Ethereum during market corrections.
Ethereum Accumulation
On August 26, an Ethereum address inactive since 2021 withdrew 6,334 ETH ($28 million) from Kraken. Over the past week, ETH has fallen from $4,900 to $4,300. Analysts believe large players see the pullback as an entry point.
After 4 years of silence…
— CryptoGoos (@crypto_goos) August 26, 2025
This whale just bought $28M worth of $ETH.
He knows something. pic.twitter.com/DQIgDFy6AG
Another investor purchased $2.55 billion in Ethereum via Hyperliquid and locked the coins in staking. Arkham also reported nine whale-related wallets acquiring ETH worth $456.8 million through BitGo and Galaxy Digital.
9 WHALE ADDRESSES JUST BOUGHT $450M OF ETH
— Arkham (@arkham) August 26, 2025
9 massive addresses just bought a total of $456.8 MILLION USD of ETH. 5 of these addresses received from Bitgo while the remainder purchased their ETH with Galaxy Digital OTC.
Whales are buying $ETH.
Addresses:… pic.twitter.com/TceZQlng6w
Corporate demand remains high. BitMine increased its reserves by $2.2 billion to 1.7 million ETH ($7.9 billion). Meanwhile, spot ETFs backed by Ethereum attracted more than $1 billion since August 21, reversing earlier outflows. At present, over 9% of Ethereum’s circulating supply is held by funds and publicly traded firms — a historic milestone that underlines institutional confidence in the asset.