🔥On-chain hotspots: Whales increase holdings in three major assets
Despite an overall market pullback of about 1.1%, on-chain data shows that whales (addresses holding large amounts of funds) have not backed down, but instead intensified their layout for specific assets before the FOMC meeting. Their main focus of increased holdings is concentrated on three tokens:
Aster ($ASTER ): In the past 24 hours, whales have increased their holdings the most, with an increase of 11.61%, worth approximately $4.34 million, demonstrating confidence in a bullish outlook against the market trend.
Pippin ($pippin ): Over the past week, whales have significantly increased their positions by 18.2%, adding a new position worth approximately $9.75 million. This token has risen over 400% in the past month.
Chainlink ($LINK ): As a mainstream asset, LINK has become a key target for whale betting. Over the past seven days, whale holdings surged by 28.93%, worth about $11.5 million, while the LINK balance on exchanges continues to decline, indicating that funds are flowing from trading platforms to on-chain wallets.
Additionally, meme coin SHIB has also shown unusual on-chain activity. Data from December 9 shows that SHIB had 406 transactions over $100,000 in a single day, the highest level in the past six months, possibly indicating that large holders are preparing for price volatility.
Sector Dynamics: Alpha airdrop attracts early players
In Binance's Alpha sector, the launch of new projects and airdrop activities continue to attract the attention of early players. The privacy blockchain project Midnight (NIGHT) was launched on December 9, and users holding at least 230 points can claim an airdrop of 600 NIGHT tokens. This continues to maintain the Alpha sector's high popularity as a place for early opportunity discovery.
Summary
In short, the current market presents a situation of "calm on the surface, turbulent underneath." Price pullbacks reflect short-term market sentiment, but the on-chain layout of whales and the activity in the Alpha sector reveal the exploration and ambush of funds for medium to long-term opportunities. For investors, while paying attention to price fluctuations, closely tracking the movements of this on-chain "smart money" may provide a different perspective.
