{"id":6498,"date":"2022-01-31T10:35:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T10:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=6498"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:35:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T10:35:55","slug":"massive-crypto-whale-quietly-accumulating-one-ethereum-competitor-and-top-gaming-altcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=6498","title":{"rendered":"Massive Crypto Whale Quietly Accumulating One Ethereum Competitor and Top Gaming Altcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A crypto mega-whale just went on an altcoin buying spree and purchased $23.9 million worth of two digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>The blockchain-transaction tracker WhaleStats reveals that an unnamed Ethereum wallet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhaleStats\/status\/1487093456975577096\" rel=\"noopener\">bought<\/a> 135,000 Terra (LUNA) for $6.72 million.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/luna\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Terra<\/a> is a public blockchain protocol that underpins a suite of decentralized stablecoins. The ninth-ranked crypto asset is currently down 5.18% on the day and priced at $51.35.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth-richest whale wallet also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhaleStats\/status\/1487093452747812870\" rel=\"noopener\">purchased<\/a> five million tokens of virtual world The Sandbox (SAND) for $17.2 million.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/sand\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sandbox<\/a> is having an up day, in the green by 4.87% and trading for $3.61.<\/p>\n<p>WhaleStats reports that there\u2019s also been a feeding frenzy for layer-2 scaling solution <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/matic\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Polygon<\/a> (MATIC), which is up 6.63% and valued at $1.70.<\/p>\n<p>A single unnamed Ethereum whale made four separate purchases of Polygon in one day totaling nearly $6.2 million:<\/p>\n<p>At time of writing, the whale\u2019s total Polygon <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whalestats.com\/ethereum-address\/0xc333e80ef2dec2805f239e3f1e810612d294f771\" rel=\"noopener\">holdings<\/a> are worth over $24.2 million.<\/p>\n<p>WhaleStats also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhaleStats\/status\/1486885527869882368\" rel=\"noopener\">highlights<\/a> the altcoins that have been bought the most in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cJust in: CHZ @Chiliz is back on top-10 purchased tokens by 1,000 biggest ETH wallets.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We\u2019ve also got YFI, MATIC &amp; WOO on the list.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187005\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"187005\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/2022\/01\/29\/massive-crypto-whale-quietly-accumulating-one-ethereum-competitor-and-top-gaming-altcoin\/eth_whales_top10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/eth_whales_top10.png?fit=541%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"541,577\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eth_whales_top10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Source: WhaleStats\/Twitter&lt;\/p&gt;&#010;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/eth_whales_top10.png?fit=281%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/eth_whales_top10.png?fit=541%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-187005\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/eth_whales_top10.png?resize=375%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/eth_whales_top10.png?w=541&amp;ssl=1 541w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/eth_whales_top10.png?resize=281%2C300&amp;ssl=1 281w\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhaleStats\/status\/1486885527869882368\" rel=\"noopener\">WhaleStats\/Twitter<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sports-themed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/chiliz\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Chiliz<\/a> (CHZ) is up slightly to $0.18, while multi-chain decentralized finance protocol <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/yfi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">yearn.finance<\/a> (YFI) is trading sideways at $24,023.<\/p>\n<p>The trading platform <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/woo\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Woo Network<\/a> (WOO) is also even on the day and priced at $0.58.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Check <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/crypto-markets\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Price Action<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> to get crypto email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Follow us on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDailyHodl\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Surf <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/daily-hodl-mix\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Hodl Mix<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n&amp;nbsp<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"maxbutton-4 maxbutton maxbutton-check-out-the-latest-headlines-bigger\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/news\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"mb-text\">Check Latest News Headlines<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Get-Alerts-728x90.png?resize=800%2C99&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"99\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. 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The blockchain-transaction tracker WhaleStats reveals that an unnamed Ethereum wallet bought 135,000 Terra (LUNA) for $6.72 million. Terra is a public blockchain protocol that underpins a suite of decentralized stablecoins. 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