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Whale Goes Shopping: Big Crypto Buyer Splashes $120 Million Amid Market Dip

While the crypto market chills, a major whale is on a buying spree! This mystery investor scooped up $120 million worth of various cryptocurrencies, including Shiba Inu, PEPE, Ethereum, and more.

Here’s the breakdown:

  • Meme Coin Bonanza: The whale gobbled up a massive 957.77 billion PEPE tokens and 583.78 billion Shiba Inu, along with other meme coins.
  • Ethereum Bet:  They also seem bullish on Ethereum, accumulating 9,425 ETH in anticipation of a price rise from the upcoming Spot Ethereum ETFs.
  • Diversified Portfolio:  This whale isn’t a one-trick pony. Their shopping cart included DOGE, FLOKI, and other major coins and tokens like Tether, BNB, RNDR, MATIC, FTM, LINK, FET, AVAX, and GRT.

This whale’s bold move stands out against the backdrop of a fearful market where many whales are selling. Their strategy suggests they’re either a risk-taker or see this dip as a buying opportunity across various sectors, from established players like Ethereum to the whimsical world of meme coins.

One thing’s for sure: this whale’s shopping spree adds another layer of intrigue to the ever-unpredictable crypto market.

July 2024, Cryptoniteuae

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Vaibhavv Ali
Vaibhavv Ali

Vaibhavv Ali is the founder and editor of Cryptonite (cryptonite.ae), an independent digital-asset news and analysis publication with a UAE focus. He covers virtual-asset regulation — VARA, ADGM and the UAE Central Bank — alongside real-world-asset tokenization, stablecoins and agentic AI in finance. Every Cryptonite article is human-edited and its sources are linked. He is also a celebrated speaker and host.

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