On-chain analysis · 60 seconds
Whales—holders of ten thousand BTC or more—move coins before major market moves, not after. When you spot a whale transferring to exchanges, selling pressure is coming. When they move to cold storage, they're preparing to hold through a rally. Watch their accumulation patterns too: if whales are quietly buying over weeks, retail usually follows with a delayed surge. The key insight? Their wallet movements leave digital breadcrumbs. By tracking exchange inflows, wallet ages, and holding patterns, you see the market shift before it happens.
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The market for immediate delivery of an asset at the current price. Opposite of "futures" (where you trade a contract for future delivery) or "perpetuals" (perpetual-futures with funding rates). When we say "BTC price" without qualifier we mean spot.
Transactions of 500 BTC or larger but below the Mega Whale threshold (1,000 BTC). Common for large traders, OTC desks, exchange operations, and treasury management. Most actionable tier for daily flow analysis.
A wallet whose private keys are kept offline (hardware device, air-gapped machine, paper). Used by exchanges and institutions to secure majority of holdings — moves are rare and pre-signed, making outflows from cold a strong custody signal.
Transactions of 500 BTC or larger but below the Mega Whale threshold (1,000 BTC). Common for large traders, OTC desks, exchange operations, and treasury management. Most actionable tier for daily flow analysis.