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Galaxy Digital withdrew 179,000 HYPE tokens — worth approximately $12.62 million — from Coinbase over a seven-hour window, the latest in a string of large institutional withdrawals from the exchange that signal accumulation rather than trading activity.
Why it matters
Exchange withdrawals of this scale typically indicate that buyers are moving assets into cold storage or proprietary custody, a pattern associated with long-term conviction rather than short-term speculation. A separate wallet, identified as 0x6436, pulled another 135,824 HYPE ($9.73 million) from Coinbase roughly eight hours ago, bringing its two-day running total to 399,730 HYPE — approximately $28.92 million. Two distinct large buyers accumulating simultaneously over a compressed 48-hour window is a meaningful demand signal for the token.
Market impact
The combined two-day withdrawal volume across these two wallets alone exceeds $41 million in notional value. For a token like HYPE, concentrated institutional buying of this magnitude can compress available liquid supply on exchanges, historically a precursor to upward price pressure. Traders watching HYPE should track whether exchange reserves continue to decline — sustained outflows would reinforce the bullish structural read.
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