Crypto detective ZachXBT alleged that the mysterious “Hyperliquid whale” that’s been making headlines across the crypto community is suspected to be a convicted criminal from the UK. The trader has made around $20 million in profit from leveraged trading, raising questions about their identity. Related Reading: Bitcoin To Get ‘Interesting’ As Price Retests $85,000 – Here Are The Levels To Watch Mysterious Hyperliquid Whale Not A Crypto Insider On Thursday, ZachXBT shared an investigation revealing the “Hyperliquid Whale” as a British hacker previously charged with multiple crimes. The trader’s identity has been a hot topic among crypto investors over the past few weeks. According to the X thread, the trader was identified as William Parker, known as Alistair Packover, before he changed his name. Parker was arrested and sentenced in Finland in 2024 for stealing nearly $1 million from two online casinos in 2023. Since January 2025, the trader has made millions by opening several highly leveraged positions on Hyperliquid and GMX but gained attention this month for two specific trades. Right before US President Donald Trump’s “Strategic Crypto Reserve” announcement on March 2, the whale opened a large Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) long position on 50X leverage using address 0xe4d3. Following this trade, the crypto community speculated that the whale could be an insider, with some users alleging that the trader was linked to the Trump family due to their timing. Meanwhile, others suggested that the mysterious whale was tied to the North Korean hacking group Lazarus. The trader later opened a BTC short position on 40X leverage using address 0xf3F4, profiting $19 million from the two positions. After the whale closed its short position earlier this week, the crypto sleuth revealed that the trader was allegedly involved in illicit activity. “It’s funny watching CT speculate on the ‘Hyperliquid whale’ when in reality it’s just a cybercriminal gambling with stolen funds,” he initially responded to the speculation. Connecting The On-Chain Dots In the thread, ZachXBT shared four key counterparties of the 0xf3f address, including 0xe4d3, which he had identified. He also noted that the cluster was tied to Roobet, Binance, Gamdom, ChangeNOW, Shuffle, Alphapo, BC Game, and Metawin accounts. Additionally, the 0xf3f signed a message on-chain with an X account under the username @qwatio, which has seemingly been purchased recently. After the crypto detective’s initial claims, the X user denied the cybercrime allegations and claimed the $20 million profits from the GMX and HL trades were clean and traceable on the blockchain. However, the on-chain investigator alleges that “he would have to control the related wallets in this cluster for the $20M number to be accurate.” Notably, an address in the cluster, 0x7ab, was found to have received funds from a phishing scam and an exploited casino game on Solana. Related Reading: SUI Ready For 15% Move Amid Key Level Retest – Breakout Or Breakdown Ahead? Then, ZachXBT tracked down a recent payment from 0xe4d3 and obtained a UK phone number that seemingly connects the trader and the name William Parker. I tracked down a recent payment from 0xe4d3 to an unnamed person who confirmed they had been paid by the HL trader. They provided a UK phone number used to communicate with them. Public record reveals the name William Parker is likely tied to this number. The crypto sleuth concluded that Parker, who was also convicted three times in the early 2010s for crimes related to fraud, hacking, and gambling, has now “gambled 6 figs into $20M using high leverage on-chain” for the past two months, and will likely continue to do so. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
After losing a key support level earlier this week, Chainlink (LINK) has surged 24% from the recent lows to lead Friday’s crypto market. Some analysts suggested that a rebound could be around the corner as whales continue to bet on the cryptocurrency. Related Reading: Bitcoin Faces Rejection At $84,000, But Analysts Show 2020 Similarities – Recovery Ahead? Chainlink Recovers Critical Support On Friday, Chainlink surged over 10% to turn the $14 resistance into support again. The cryptocurrency lost this crucial level on Monday following the recent crypto market crash, which saw Bitcoin (BTC) fall to its lowest price in months. During the correction, LINK dropped to a four-month low at $11.71, retesting its post-election breakout levels for the first time since late November. Over the past three days, the token hovered between the $12.5-$13.5 price zone, failing to break above the range’s upper boundary and retest the $14 mark until today. It’s worth noting that this level has been a critical support during LINK’s past rallies, serving as a key breakout and bounce point in the previous cycle, Q1 2024’s high, and the post-US election pump. Moreover, whenever this level has been lost, it has led to long accumulation periods for the cryptocurrency. After today’s surge, LINK has reached a high of $14.71 before retracing to the $14.4-$14.5 price range over the past few hours. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez noted that holding its current level “could set the stage for a rebound to $24.” As Martinez has pointed out, Chainlink has been in an ascending parallel channel since July 2023, moving between the pattern’s upper and lower boundary over the last year and a half. LINK surged to the channel’s upper trendline every time it retested the lower zone before dropping back, repeating the cycle. Based on this, the recent recovery of the parallel channel’s lower range could send the cryptocurrency to the mid-zone of the pattern before a climb to the upper boundary. “A Spike in buying pressure at the current levels can help Chainlink rebound to the upper boundary at $45,” the analyst explained. Is LINK Poised For A Reversal? Notably, whales had bought over 3 million LINK in five days, Martinez pointed out on Tuesday, and online reports revealed that an address has continued to purchase Chainlink during the rest of the week. Lookonchain recently reported that a large-scale address has “spent 12.1 million USDC to buy 863,174 LINK at $14,” holding a total of 1.07 million tokens, valued at $15.53 million. Additionally, the address has a long position on LINK, worth $31 million. Analyst AMCrypto Alex pointed out that LINK remained in its long-term uptrend channel despite Tuesday’s low. However, he considers there is a high chance that the token will retest the $10 mark before the bottom formation. Related Reading: Solana (SOL) Retests Crucial Support Level – Is A 50% Price Drop On The Horizon? Meanwhile, trader Crypto Rand suggested that Chainlink is ready to bounce as “LINK marines are getting ready for the bull reversal.” The market watcher pointed out the cryptocurrency has been forming a falling wedge pattern since the start of 2025, and the $14 support recovery is “pushing for the breakout.” A breakout from the pattern’s upper trendline, which is around the $14.5 mark, could propel the token’s price to a 30% surge near the $20 barrier. As of this writing, LINK is trading at $14.51, an 11.6% surge in the daily timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
2025 has not started on a strong note for Ethereum (ETH), as the second-largest digital asset by market cap continues to trade below its yearly open. Recent on-chain movements also suggest that crypto whales might be losing confidence in ETH’s potential to deliver outsized returns. Are Whales Losing Faith In Ethereum? While cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin […]
Cardano (ADA) started the year recovering the key $1 support zone, which has propelled its price to weekly highs. The bullish momentum has attracted whales, while some crypto analysts believe that ADA’s rally is around the corner. Related Reading: Crypto Trader Makes $21 Million From AI Agent Token As Sectors Faces Backlash Cardano Whales Fill Their Bags In November, Cardano surged to the $1 mark for the first time in over two years, leading the crypto market after the post-election rally. However, the cryptocurrency faced one of its largest one-day retraces amid the December corrections, losing key support and dropping below $0.8. Cardano whales took advantage of the end-of-year pullback, acquiring 160 million ADA at a discount. Despite large investors betting on ADA, some market watchers pointed out that market sentiment surrounding the cryptocurrency had turned bearish. However, ADA has experienced the New Year rally, increasing 27% in the past week, fueled by the market’s recovery and Bitcoin’s jump to the $100,000 mark. Cardano surged from its $0.84-$0.90 price range as the new year started, reclaiming the $1 mark by January 3. Since then, the cryptocurrency has moved within the $1.05-$1.11 range, recovering its levels before the December corrections. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez noted that Cardano whales have been loading their bag again, with over 10 million ADA in the last 24 hours, potentially signaling strong sentiment from large-scale investors on the cryptocurrency. Similarly, whales bought over 40 million ADA in 48 hours as Cardano’s price surged past $1. ADA Attempts Breakout As Bitcoin (BTC) held above $100,000 again, ADA’s price attempted to break from a short-term bullish pattern. According to Cardano trader Sebastian, the cryptocurrency tried breaking out of a bullish pennant after hitting the $1.15 resistance level on Tuesday morning. Moreover, Sebastian noted that ADA was “trying to flip a very important resistance area into support on the ADA/BTC chart.” Per the chart, this horizontal level was a key resistance level that led to the early 2024 highs after being turned into support. “A breakout to the upside from here could really send ADA to the bull market doors,” the investor noted. Crypto analyst Dan Gambardello, founder of Crypto Capital Venture, shared a bullish outlook for Cardano’s future price action after Grayscale added the cryptocurrency to its Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC). As reported by NewsBTC, Grayscale liquidated all its ADA holdings from GDLC in April, which accounted for 1.62% of the fund’s portfolio. This move saw Cardano’s price drop by 12% and received heavy criticism for its “lacking” performance. After yesterday’s news, Gambardello claimed that “the ADA wave is coming.” Related Reading: Shiba Inu Builds Momentum: ‘Monster’ Price Move Coming—Analyst Nonetheless, Cardano’s rally has been momentarily halted as BTC’s latest price drop dragged ADA and the rest of the market down. Bitcoin just saw a sharp 4% drop to the $97,000 support zone, sending ADA 8% down. The cryptocurrency dipped from the $1.11 mark to the $1.02 range before recovering. Despite the drop, Cardano remains above the key support zone and above December correction levels, showing green numbers in most mid and long-term timeframes. As of this writing, ADA is trading at $1.03, a 5.8% decrease in the last 24 hours. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
Some crypto traders have made millions of dollars from the latest leading narrative, Artificial Intelligence (AI) related tokens. However, the sector’s quick rise in popularity has received backlash from several community members and industry figures, who consider the tokens “worse” than the memecoin trend. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bounces Back Above $100K – Is the Bull Run Resuming or a Correction Ahead? Crypto Traders Make Millions From AI-Related Tokens On January 6, on-chain data analysis firm Lookonchain shared that a smart Solana trader obtained massive returns from AI agent and memecoin ai16z (AI16Z). The investor turned $2 million into $21 million in less than two months amid the AI-related tokens rally. The AI-managed crypto fund is on the Solana blockchain and governed by the ai16zDAO. Its name is a wordplay originating from the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, seemingly created to bring attention to the project. According to the post, the whale purchased 10.6 million ai16z, worth $2.27 million, between November 15 and November 22, 2024, at an average cost of $0.214. Since then, the cryptocurrency has seen a 965% surge to trade around $2.28. At the time of the report, the investor’s holdings were valued at around $21 million, making $19 million in unrealized profits. Earlier today, the whale sent 5.3 million ai16z, worth $10.68 million, into Jupiter to sell via limit order. Meanwhile, another trader turned $123,000 into $4.5 million after betting on ai16z when the token’s market capitalization was $22 million. The whale purchased 6.17 million ai16z and sold 4.67 million for around $1.78 million last month. The investor currently holds 2.65 million ai16z tokens, valued at $2.9 million, bringing the total profits to more than $4.5 million in two months. This whale also made another $13.4 million from other AI crypto tokens like GOAT, FARTCOIN, and ARC. Community Calls AI Agent Tokens ‘Overrated’ In late 2024, AI Agent tokens gained massive popularity among crypto investors, with several experts predicting that AI-related tokens, alongside memecoins, would be the largest narrative of this year. Meanwhile, AI memecoins stole the spotlight as the year ended, sending some of the tokens in the sector to the top 10 memecoins ranks in late December. Ai16z, the largest AI memecoin by market capitalization, has seen a 251% increase in the past month, hitting an all-time high (ATH) of $2.47 on January 2. The token is also the third-largest AI agent crypto and has seen a 25% surge in the last 24 hours, trading between $2.25 and $2.28 throughout Monday morning. Nonetheless, the sector has received heavy criticism recently from the crypto community. On-chain sleuth ZachXBT recently called AI agent tokens a scam. Responding to Justin Taylor, another industry member, the crypto detective stated that “99% of it is a scam” and suggested that “the AI agent wrapper grifts are probably worse than other past trends.” Related Reading: Litecoin Comeback: LTC Breaks Free And Guns For $400 Zach argued that memecoins “at least” promised nothing, “AI coins try to larp as much as possible to appear legit to unsuspecting buyers.” Similarly, Solana founders consider AI agent tokens to be overhyped. According to an anonymous poll of 42 Solana founders, several of the polled considered AI Agents, alongside Blinks, to be the “most overrated Solana sector.” Despite the criticism, the sector still registers a 5% increase in the last 24 hours, with a daily trading volume of $2.28 billion and a market capitalization of $17.5 billion, according to CoinGecko data. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
Crypto whales are betting big on AI tokens following the first autonomous onchain transaction between two AI agents.
Solana (SOL) has seen a massive 35% weekly surge to a new year-high of $220, closing last week above levels not since in nearly three years. As the cryptocurrency soars and whales accumulate, some market watchers suggested SOL is poised to fly to new levels soon. Related Reading: Ethereum Weekly Volume Hits $60 Billion As ETH Aims For Yearly Highs Solana Hits Three-Year High Price Solana has been one of the best-performing altcoins this bull run, seeing a massive surge in the past year. The cryptocurrency recently flipped Binance Coin (BNB) as the fourth-largest crypto by market capitalization after nearing the $190 price range last Wednesday. Since then, Solana has broken past the long-awaited $200 barrier and reached a $100 billion market capitalization, cementing its title as one of the cycle’s leaders. Moreover, SOL’s surge above $200 represented a breakout from a 34-week accumulation zone, which saw the token’s price move between the $210 and $110 range. SOL closed its massive week with a 35.6% jump above $215, recording the fourth-largest weekly close in the token’s history. Additionally, Solana hit a three-year high price, challenging November 2021 levels. SolanaFloor noted that SOL has seen a 291% increase in the past year, as the cryptocurrency was trading at $56 on November 11, 2023. The token has also seen a massive 1350% surge from its price two years ago when it fell as low as $10 after FTX’s collapse. Solana’s recent performance has fueled investor and market watchers’ bullish sentiment, with large-scale investors seemingly preparing for SOL’s new highs. According to On-chain data firm Lookonchain, whales have been accumulating the cryptocurrency. The post highlights that an investor has bought millions of dollars in SOL tokens since October 22. On Sunday, the whale purchased another 7,500 SOL, around $1.57 million, raising its total holding to 257,599 SOL, worth around $56.6 million at the time of writing. SOL’s Pathway To $260 Following SOL’s breakout, some crypto analysts suggested that Solana is about to hit a new all-time high (ATH). Market watcher CryptoHornHair asserted that the token will soon enter price discovery mode like Bitcoin (BTC). BTC is leading the crypto market’s rally, registering a staggering 23% weekly surge and hitting a new ATH of $84,929 today. The analyst stated that Solana has “no resistance to be found on SOL above $216 until new ATHs.” Altcoin Sherpa also noted that Solana is near ATH territory, suggesting that the $260 target is around the corner. Similarly, Rekt Capital pointed out that the token is “technically well-positioned to repeat history with a move to $260 over time.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Blasts Through $82,000: These Are The Key Reasons The analyst considers SOL’s “momentous weekly close” and retests of the old $202 resistance as support has primed Solana for a surge to the ATH resistance levels. Per the post, the last time SOL performed a weekly close like this, it rallied to $260. At the time of writing, Solana is trading at $219.56, a 6% surge in the daily timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
Popcat, the latest Solana-based memecoin sensation, has crowned itself as one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies in the market. The memecoin has stolen the spotlight following its 117% surge throughout Q3, outperforming other well-established tokens in the sector. The feline sensation has now consolidated as the first cat-themed memecoin to hit a $1 billion market capitalization, leading the market’s bullish run alongside tokens like Sei (SEI) and Worldcoin (WLD). Related Reading: Bitcoin (BTC) On Track For ‘Strongest September Performance’, Is $90,000 Next? POPCAT Hits $1 Billion Market Cap Status Memecoins became the leading sector during this cycle, with many tokens outperforming most altcoins over the last few months. At the front of the frenzy, dog-themed tokens like dogwifhat (WIF) stole the spotlight during Q1 and Q2. However, a feline rival is challenging its spot as Solana’s best-performing memecoin. Investors and market watchers have praised the cat-themed sensation’s performance over the past few months. Throughout Q3’s violent market retraces, POPCAT showed a remarkable performance, becoming the largest gainer among the top 100 cryptocurrencies several times. The memecoin’s price quickly bounced from its 55% pullbacks during the market crashes, recovering and surpassing its previous level each time. POPCAT’s price has seen a 117% surge in the past three months, driving its price from the $0.68 mark to a new all-time high (ATH). In the late hours of Tuesday, the cryptocurrency broke above the $0.97 resistance level set by its previous ATH. The memecoin continued its 21% jump towards the $1.08 level, its new ATH, before retracing to the $1.01-$1.02 price range. The surge propelled POPCAT’s market capitalization to the $1 billion mark, cementing its status as the leading cat-themed token and making it the first memecoin in this sector to achieve it. Following its remarkable rise, the token registers a 57.8% and 40.2% surge in the weekly and monthly timeframes. Its daily market activity also saw an 82% jump to a trading daily volume of $133.3 million in the last 24 hours. Investors See Further Price Potential Some crypto whales loaded their bags as POPCAT broke the $1 barrier. On Wednesday morning, on-chain data analytics firm Lookonchain revealed that a crypto investor recently repurchased the cat-themed sensation, suggesting that some investors feel positive about the token’s future performance. Per the post, the whale spent 8,644 SOL, worth around $1.29 million, to buy 1.3 million POPCAT over the past two days. The address bought 456,000 tokens on Monday before acquiring another 843,000 POPCAT when the memecoin hit $1. This whale had previously sold its POPCAT holding at a 45% loss over two months ago. The investor saw $611,000 in losses from selling its 1.69 million tokens. However, before the long-awaited surge to $1, crypto investor Trade4ddict noted that the POPCAT’s consolidation under the key resistance level was a strong sign for its potential bull continuation. Related Reading: Cardano (ADA) Reclaims Top 10 Crypto Spot, Analysts Set New Targets The trader considers that after “blowing off” the $1 resistance, the memecoin has “good chances” of pumping toward the $2 target. He also suggested that the previous high at $0.8 should offer some support before a potential correction. As of this writing, the memecoin continues to hold the $1 support level, exchanging hands for $1.01. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
Memecoins are in red this week as most sectors of the crypto market struggle. Dogwifhat (WIF) has not been the exception. The memecoin sensation of Q1 saw a significant price drop following the movements of a whale. Recently, an address transferred millions of WIF to a crypto exchange, which ignited speculation about who was behind the transaction. Related Reading: LayerZero’s ZRO Token Airdrop Receives Backlash For ‘Proof-Of-Donation’ Mechanism 6 Million WIF To Binance On Friday, reports of a massive WIF transfer to Binance hit the crypto community. Per the report, one of the top dogwifhat holders moved millions to the largest crypto exchange. The whale transferred 5.97 million WIF, worth around $11 million, on June 21. Additionally, the address offloaded 48 million Trump Coin (DJT), approximately $500,000. After the news, the crypto community began speculating who was behind the transfer. Some users claimed the whale was crypto trader Ansem, who was very vocal about WIF. The trader was also part of the Las Vegas Sphere project, where users donated around $700,000 to project the token’s image in the Sphere. Users on X criticized Ansem for the alleged deposit, expressing their disappointment in his “capitulation”. Some investors took the opportunity to express their discontent with the trader for “grifting and dumping on investors.” The discussion sparked an important conversation: should Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) not move their money? One user considers that Ansem, and all KOLs, are free to do what they want with their money. The user argued that KOLs are subjected to criticism regardless of their route. When people sell before you do, they are “jeet”. When KOLs sell some of their holdings or even move it around, they are “pump and dampers”. Several community members agreed and questioned if KOLs are “obligated” to hold a token until investors are happy with their profits. However, others argue that community members are “arbiters” of traders’ reputations. Dogwifhat Take A Blow, But Was It Ansem? Despite the rumors, online reports suggest the wallet is not linked to the crypto trader. After deep-diving into the address, a community member found that the address was not associated with Ansem. The post notes that the only reason it was linked to the trader was the large WIF balance and many Solana memecoins. However, the address has a record of selling their token at a loss “to FOMO into new shiny stuff.” Furthermore, the wallet seems to be linked to a now-deleted X account. At the time of writing, the trader has not acknowledged the rumors. After the reports, WIF’s price dropped from the $1.90 to the $1.80 price range. On the last day, the memecoin plunged from the $2.15 mark, representing a 13% decrease. Related Reading: Curve (CRV) Bounces 40% From All-Time Low As Whales Go On Shopping Spree The token has also seen a 25.3% and 36.1% drop in the weekly and monthly timeframes. Crypto analyst Bluntz forecasted a bearish $1 target for the dog-themed memecoin. Ultimately, the analyst stated that a descent to the $1 support level was “inevitable” before the “next parabolic leg.” As of this writing, WIF is trading at $1.83. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com