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Crypto Whale Wallet Tracker · BTC + ETH
Smart money leaves footprints. This dashboard shows daily flow into and out of the largest BTC and ETH wallets, classified by holder type so "exchange outflow" tells you something different from "ETF inflow".
Preview data · not yet live
The wallet labels are real public holders, but the per-day movements shown below are seeded sample data, not live on-chain activity. The full real-time tracker (Glassnode + Whale-Alert + Etherscan integration) launches in Q3 2026.
Bitcoin · BTC
Top BTC whale wallets · 24h
The 20 largest BTC wallets we track by balance, with their net change over the last 24 hours. Positive = accumulating; negative = distributing.
| Wallet | Type | 24h net (BTC) | 24h net (USD) | Flow |
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BlackRock IBIT (custodial)
bc1ql49y…ckrock
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ETF Custody | +4,967.64 | +$314.45M | Accum |
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MicroStrategy treasury
bc1q8x4n…easury
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Corporate | +3,869.11 | +$244.91M | Accum |
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US Government (DOJ)
1Ff...DOJ-seized
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Government | +3,718.30 | +$235.37M | Accum |
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Fidelity FBTC (custodial)
bc1qz7q3…delity
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ETF Custody | -3,711.74 | -$234.95M | Distrib |
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Grayscale GBTC
bc1qy...…yscale
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ETF Custody | -3,659.28 | -$231.63M | Distrib |
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Coinbase Custody #1
bc1qj...…base-1
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Custodian | -2,343.56 | -$148.35M | Distrib |
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Block.one reserves
bc1q...block.one
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Corporate | +2,100.05 | +$132.93M | Accum |
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Bitfinex cold wallet
bc1qg...…x-cold
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Exchange | +1,864.97 | +$118.05M | Accum |
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OKX cold wallet
bc1q...okx-cold
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Exchange | +1,500.13 | +$94.96M | Accum |
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Coinbase Custody #2
bc1qh...…base-2
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Custodian | -1,466.97 | -$92.86M | Distrib |
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Mt. Gox trustee
1FfmbHfn...mtgox
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Trustee | -960.81 | -$60.82M | Distrib |
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Bitfinex hack recovery
1NDyJ...…x-2016
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Recovered | -895.52 | -$56.69M | Distrib |
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Bitwise BITB
bc1qk...…itwise
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ETF Custody | +767.72 | +$48.60M | Accum |
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Tether reserves
bc1qe...…eserve
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Stablecoin Issuer | +662.54 | +$41.94M | Accum |
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ARK 21Shares ARKB
bc1qa...…shares
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ETF Custody | -567.21 | -$35.90M | Distrib |
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Binance cold wallet
34xp4v..…e-cold
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Exchange | -512.20 | -$32.42M | Distrib |
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Hodl15Capital wallet
bc1q...h…apital
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Fund | +254.99 | +$16.14M | Accum |
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Riot Platforms
bc1q...R…easury
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Miner | -181.28 | -$11.47M | Distrib |
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Tesla Inc. treasury
bc1q...T…easury
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Corporate | -118.72 | -$7.52M | Distrib |
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Marathon Digital
bc1q...M…easury
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Miner | +95.29 | +$6.03M | Accum |
Note — Sample data shown for illustration. Full whale tracker with real-time on-chain data launching Q3 2026.
Ethereum · ETH
Top ETH whale wallets · 24h
The 20 largest ETH wallets we track. ETF custodians and exchange wallets dominate the top of the list — their flows often correlate with sector-wide moves.
| Wallet | Type | 24h net (ETH) | 24h net (USD) | Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lido stETH treasury
0xae7...…easury
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LST Issuer | -159,345.9 | -$270.32M | Distrib |
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Beacon Deposit Contract
0x000000…7705Fa
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Staking Contract | +138,380.1 | +$234.75M | Accum |
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Binance cold wallet 1
0xf9...b…cold-1
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Exchange | +44,794.5 | +$75.99M | Accum |
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Coinbase cold #1
0x71660.…base-1
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Exchange | +31,628.2 | +$53.65M | Accum |
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Binance cold wallet 2
0x564...…cold-2
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Exchange | +25,030.6 | +$42.46M | Accum |
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BlackRock ETHA (custodial)
0xa3...E…ckrock
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ETF Custody | -16,849.7 | -$28.58M | Distrib |
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OKX cold wallet
0x5041..…x-cold
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Exchange | +12,912.3 | +$21.90M | Accum |
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Robinhood custody
0x9c...robinhood
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Custodian | +12,729.7 | +$21.60M | Accum |
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Bitfinex MultiSig
0x742d..…x-msig
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Exchange | -8,457.4 | -$14.35M | Distrib |
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Kraken cold #1
0xae2D..…aken-1
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Exchange | -7,201.7 | -$12.22M | Distrib |
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Fidelity FETH (custodial)
0x33...F…delity
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ETF Custody | +5,258.7 | +$8.92M | Accum |
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Vitalik B. wallet
0xab5801…9aec9b
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Founder | +4,067.4 | +$6.90M | Accum |
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Justin Sun #1
0x176f..…-sun-1
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Whale | -3,787.5 | -$6.43M | Distrib |
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Grayscale ETHE
0x4e...E…yscale
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ETF Custody | +2,855.1 | +$4.84M | Accum |
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Ethereum Foundation
0xde0B29…697BAe
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Foundation | +1,797.0 | +$3.05M | Accum |
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Aave Treasury
0x25...a…easury
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DAO Treasury | +935.6 | +$1.59M | Accum |
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MakerDAO PSM
0x9759..…er-psm
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DAO Treasury | -524.6 | -$889.9K | Distrib |
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Polygon team reserve
0xbf...p…n-team
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Project | +452.5 | +$767.6K | Accum |
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Bitwise ETHW
0x55...E…itwise
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ETF Custody | +420.8 | +$713.9K | Accum |
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Gemini cold
0xd24...…i-cold
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Exchange | +177.7 | +$301.5K | Accum |
Note — Sample data shown for illustration. Full whale tracker with real-time on-chain data launching Q3 2026.
How we classify wallets
Four categories, four different signals
Exchange
Wallets owned by centralized exchanges (Binance, Coinbase, Kraken). Outflows = users withdrawing for self-custody (bullish); inflows = users moving to sell (bearish).
ETF custodian
Coinbase Custody, BlackRock, Fidelity. Tracks the spot Bitcoin / Ethereum ETF flows. Inflows reflect institutional demand; outflows reflect redemptions.
Miner / validator
BTC miner pool wallets, ETH validator addresses. Net outflow = miners selling production; net hold = miners retaining inventory (anticipating higher prices).
Treasury
Known corporate treasuries (MicroStrategy, Tesla, Galaxy). Large accumulations or distributions here have outsized market impact relative to flow size.
Why it matters
Whale tracking is signal, not noise
The largest crypto wallets move on different information than retail. ETF custodians flow with institutional demand; exchange wallets flow with retail risk appetite; miner pools flow with operational economics. Watching them separately gives you a four-dimensional read on positioning.
A few patterns recur. Exchange net outflow sustained over multiple weeks usually precedes price strength — coins leaving exchanges are no longer on the sell-side order book. ETF net inflow >$500M/day for 5+ days has historically marked sustained rallies in 2024–2026.
The trickier signal is miner distribution. Miners hold inventory when they expect higher prices and sell when they need to cover costs. A sustained miner distribution rate above the daily issuance rate is bearish; below is bullish. Cycle 4 has seen miners hold unusually tight since the April 2024 halving.
The real value of whale tracking comes from combining categories. ETF inflows + exchange outflows + miner holds = strong setup. ETF outflows + exchange inflows + miner distribution = caution. Single-category reads tell you 30% of the story.
FAQ
Crypto whale tracking — frequently asked questions
What counts as a "whale" wallet?
For Bitcoin, we track wallets with ≥1,000 BTC (~$77M+ at current prices). For Ethereum, ≥10,000 ETH (~$21M+). These thresholds capture roughly the top 2,000 BTC wallets and top 500 ETH wallets — large enough that single transactions move the needle, small enough that the list is auditable.
How are wallets labeled?
Public exchange wallets and ETF custodians are labeled from disclosed addresses (Glassnode, Arkham, and individual issuer filings). Miner pool wallets are clustered by historical coinbase-transaction signature. Unlabeled large wallets are categorized as "Unknown holder" — these often correspond to early adopters or lost keys.
Is the data live right now?
Not yet. This page currently shows seeded sample data using real wallet labels. The full live integration (Glassnode + Whale-Alert + Etherscan APIs with 5-minute refresh) launches in Q3 2026.
Can whales manipulate the market?
Individual whales can cause short-term price moves through large market orders, but sustained price action requires aligned flows across multiple categories. A single whale dumping 5,000 BTC will move price for hours, not weeks. The aggregated whale-flow signal is much harder to manipulate than any individual transaction.
How do whale flows feed into your predictions?
Once whale data goes live (Q3 2026), it will become a 6th input to our prediction ensemble — alongside momentum, mean-reversion, trend, power-law, and GBM. Exchange-flow z-scores will be the primary signal extracted.
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Guide
How to read whale wallet activity
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View the 24-hour net flow
Top stats show BTC and ETH net flow to exchanges over the trailing 24 hours. Positive = inflow (potential sell pressure); negative = outflow (accumulation).
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Toggle between BTC and ETH
The chain selector switches the whole dashboard between Bitcoin and Ethereum data.
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Read the top movers panel
Largest 24h transfers ranked by size, with wallet attribution where known (ETF custodian, miner, exchange cold/hot wallet, DAO treasury).
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Check the exchange-flow chart
A 7-day cumulative net-flow chart showing whether the market is in accumulation or distribution mode.
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Click any wallet for full history
Opens the wallet's transaction history and known clustering — useful for tracking specific custodians or funds.
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Set up wallet alerts
Free tier: 1 alert. Pro tier: unlimited alerts on any wallet for inflow / outflow / threshold crossings.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about the crypto whale wallet tracker
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