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Whale Withdraws 44,888 Ethereum From Kraken Worth $92.97 Million

Whale Withdraws 44,888 Ethereum From Kraken Worth $92.97 Million

According to Lookonchain, the previously tracked 63,324 ETH withdrawal from Kraken was accompanied by a separate 11,629 ETH withdrawal from Binance by another newly observed wallet over the same two-day period.

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Fact Check
The statement accurately reflects on-chain monitoring data provided by the analyst EmberCN. Both the initial withdrawal of 44,888 ETH ($92.97M) and the cumulative total of 63,324 ETH ($131M) within a 24-hour period are confirmed by primary social media posts and secondary news reports.
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Summary

According to on-chain analyst Ember, a whale or institution withdrew a total of 63,324 ETH worth about $131 million from Kraken in just over a day, expanding on an earlier reported transfer of 44,888 ETH. Ember said the ETH was withdrawn at an average price of $2,072 and is now spread across four wallets. A new update from Lookonchain on March 12 said whale address 0x8E34 withdrew the same 63,324 ETH worth $131.2 million from Kraken over the past two days, while a separate new wallet, 0xfDe8, withdrew 11,629 ETH worth $23.71 million from Binance during the same period. The entities behind the transfers have not been identified.

Terms & Concepts
  • On-chain analyst: A researcher who tracks blockchain transactions and wallet activity using publicly visible ledger data.
  • Wallet: A blockchain address or software tool used to store, send, and receive digital assets such as Ethereum.
  • Whale: A market participant holding a large amount of cryptocurrency, often large enough to draw attention when moving funds.