Institutional & Whale Activity Surge: $1B+ BTC Bought as Dormant Wallets Awaken

The crypto market from December 1st to December 7th, 2025, was characterized by renewed institutional conviction and strong on-chain activity across multiple segments. The overall stablecoin market capitalization increased by $2.45 billion, providing a healthy liquidity backdrop. Meanwhile, both DEX spot and perpetual trading volumes saw increases week-over-week, signaling rising decentralized trading activity.

Institutional buying was robust, with a total of nine public companies collectively increasing their Bitcoin holdings by 11,260.51 BTC, valued at over $1.02 billion. Leading this institutional charge was MicroStrategy (MSTR), which added 10,624 BTC to its treasury. Simultaneously, the major corporate ETH holder, BitMiner, added 138,452 ETH worth $434.74 million, bringing its total ETH holdings to $12.13 billion. $BTC

In parallel, influential market players showed aggressive positioning:

"Smart whales" were observed unanimously taking long positions on ETH.

Two highly significant whale wallets, dormant for over 14 years, suddenly transferred 2,000 BTC (worth $178 million) to new addresses.

A mysterious whale, "0xBC64," capitalized on the recent market dip, purchasing $35.7 million worth of 12 different crypto assets and moving them to an on-chain wallet. $ETH