- Ethereum staking ratio reached 30%, locking more than $120 billion in ETH.
- Bitmine Immersion staked 86,848 ETH (about $279.4 million), raising its total to 1.77 million ETH (about $5.65 billion), per Arkham Intelligence.
- The top 100 ChainLink whales added 16.1 million LINK since mid-November, according to a Santiment tweet.
- On-chain data show whale dominance in spot trading while retail leads the futures market, per CryptoQuant and its futures data.
- Bitcoin custody wallets added about 577,000 BTC (roughly $53 billion) over the past year, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju tweeted.
Major holders have been increasing positions in Ethereum, Chainlink and Bitcoin this week, according to on-chain data and industry posts. On Monday the Ethereum staking ratio climbed to 30%, locking over $120 billion in ETH, while large wallets and institutions moved assets off exchanges to long-term stores. These moves come as retail traders show more selling pressure.
The staking milestone coincided with an 86,848 ETH ($279.4 million) stake by Bitmine Immersion on Tuesday, raising its total staked to 1.77 million ETH (about $5.65 billion), per Arkham Intelligence. The broader staking ratio figure was reported by Token Terminal and signals growing capital committed to network participation.
Accumulation extended to altcoins. The top 100 Chainlink whales have added 16.1 million LINK since mid-November, the trading intelligence platform Santiment noted in a tweet: “As retail sells off due to impatience & FUD, it’s common to see smart money gather up more LINK to prepare for (or cause) the next pump.”
Trading data show different behavior across markets. Spot order sizes have been driven by whale activity, while retail traders dominate futures, according to CryptoQuant and its futures charts. Axis co-founder Jimmy Xue explained the institutional motive: “Institutions primarily lock funds to reduce available liquidity on exchanges, effectively altering the supply-demand balance, which can amplify the market impact of any subsequent demand.”
Institutional interest in Bitcoin also rose. Ki Young Ju reported roughly 577,000 BTC (about $53 billion) added to custody wallets over the past year. Despite these flows, prices faced pressure: Ethereum was down about 3.3% over 24 hours and traded just below $3,100, and prediction market users on Myriad assigned a 55% chance of a drop to $2,500 versus a rally to $4,000.
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