Whales are pulling an altcoin project off exchanges amid a price recession, according to a recent blog post by Lucas Outumuro, head of research at blockchain analytics platform IntoTheBlock.
Network activity peaks despite sideways price movements
According to a top crypto analysis company, address activity on the network is increasing despite recent sideways movements in Ethereum price. Santiment reports in a recent tweet that the total number of daily active addresses on Ethereum reached 592,000 on Wednesday, the highest level since March 18:
Ethereum’s address activity, 592 as of Wednesday. It really went up this week with the highest number of unique interactions in over a month with a thousand addresses. According to
Santiment data, this week, Ethereum-related tweets on social media hit the peak of the past two months. After hitting a weekly high of $3,167.64 on Thursday, Ethereum is currently trading at $2,960.14. The value of the largest smart contract platform has dropped 4.18% since last week and 5.3% in the last 30 days.
Altcoin whales withdraw ETH from centralized exchanges
According to a recent blog post by Lucas Outumuro, head of research at blockchain analytics platform IntoTheBlock, ETH was around last week. It saw a net outflow of $800 million. According to analytics firm
, the seven-day time frame is evaluated to produce the metric determined by subtracting net inflows from net outflows. According to Outumuro, currency outflows can indicate the beginning of an accumulation period. On the other hand, Ethereum lost $97.3 million in accrued fees, representing a 14% drop from the previous week, according to the crypto researcher. Outumuro says the total amount of fees collected reflects the “desire to pay and use” Ethereum.
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