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Whales Dive into Altcoins, Cardano Eyeing 130% Surge?

Despite a recent market dip, whales are accumulating two altcoins: Pendle and Chainlink. A whale moved $3.8 million in Pendle to Binance, potentially for short-term profit while holding onto a larger stake, suggesting long-term confidence.

Chainlink also saw significant whale activity, with $76.8 million accumulated in the past week. The recent price drop seems to have triggered a “buy the dip” strategy among large investors.  Sentiment analysis suggests Chainlink might be undervalued, potentially priming it for a rise.

Cardano, known for its cautious approach, is prepping for a major upgrade – the Vasil hard fork. Analyst Altcoin Buzz predicts a possible 130% surge based on Cardano’s 2021 pre-fork price jump.

Cardano is currently trading at $0.37, down 20% in a month. However, market data shows a 130% surge before the 2021 hard fork. The Vasil hard fork, aiming to improve smart contracts and decentralization, could trigger a similar rise.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson considers this the network’s biggest upgrade. If history repeats, ADA’s price could climb from $0.37 to $0.80 in the coming days.

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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