Whale buys 10,501 ETH after moving 20 million USDC to Binance

A whale address reactivated after three months to buy 10,501 ETH, while a newly created wallet withdrew 12,800 ETH from Binance and staked the full amount.

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Summary

A whale address identified as 0x4cee became active again after three months and spent 20 million USDC to buy 10,501 ETH at an average price of $1,905, according to Lookonchain on July 21. Separately, a newly created wallet withdrew 12,800 ETH worth about $24.47 million from Binance over the past 24 hours and staked all of it. Together, the transactions point to large-scale Ethereum accumulation and movement off exchange, with one wallet re-entering the market and another shifting holdings into staking.

Terms & Concepts
  • staking: Locking up cryptocurrency to help support a network and earn rewards.
  • USDC: A dollar-pegged stablecoin.
  • off exchange: A movement of assets from a trading platform into external wallets or other on-chain uses.