BTC Whale-Linked Wallets Receive 1,162 BTC From Wintermute
The transfers put nearly $97M of Bitcoin into five newly created wallets, though wallet receipts alone do not confirm who controls them or whether the BTC was bought.
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The transfers put nearly $97M of Bitcoin into five newly created wallets, though wallet receipts alone do not confirm who controls them or whether the BTC was bought.
On-chain analysts differ on whether this is one 23.6K ETH transfer or six smaller transactions totaling 27.4K.
A $65M ETH overhang from the Alameda bankruptcy estate lands on one trading desk, and the transfer cadence has become a reliable sell-pressure signal for traders.
A 61,847-ETH move from a top market maker into the deepest spot venues is a textbook exchange-inflow signal; at $160M in three hours, this reads as imminent sell pressure, not routine rebalancing.
The market maker has already offloaded nearly 20% of its allocation at an average of $4.47, raising immediate questions about whether the sell-off is a routine liquidity provision or a vote of no…
The move adds a fresh sell-side signal for ETH, with follow-on whale activity key to judging whether the sale is isolated or part of broader supply pressure.
The proprietary-only registration gives Wintermute a regulated route into ETF creation and redemption, with tokenized stocks as a later target subject to further approvals.
The registration gives Wintermute a regulated bridge between digital-asset trading and traditional securities markets.
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