2026-01-05 11:28:11

Bitcoin whale accumulations might not be as dramatic as the numbers suggest. According to CryptoQuant's research head Julio Moreno, the apparent massive buying pressure is being distorted by exchange wallet consolidation. When trading platforms reorganize their reserves, it skews on-chain metrics and creates false impressions of intense whale activity. The takeaway? Those jaw-dropping charts about big money moving in might be telling only part of the story—infrastructure reshuffling can make ordinary activity look extraordinary.

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BearMarketNoodler

· 1h ago

Once again, it's the same story. When exchange wallets are reorganized, whales buying are blown up into big news. Frankly, data can be deceptive.

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PerennialLeek

· 01-07 00:13

Wow, isn't this data manipulation? I was wondering why every time there's a big whale about to enter the market, and it turns out it's just the exchange messing around.

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MiningDisasterSurvivor

· 01-06 09:47

I've been through this routine before; it's just exchange arbitrage, yet some data sites hype it up as whale celebrations. I've seen all kinds of fake volumes in 2018, and they're still repeating the same script now.

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quiet_lurker

· 01-05 12:48

Damn, it's the same scam again... Just exchange manipulation, looking at the data is pointless.

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GasFeeTears

· 01-05 11:58

The illusion caused by exchange arbitrage, I’ve already said those whale data are unreliable.

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AlwaysQuestioning

· 01-05 11:57

You're using the same excuse to cut the leeks again, huh? Trying a different trick this time?

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AirdropCollector

· 01-05 11:55

Damn, it's another stunt by the exchange, making us have to discount the data we see.

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gas_fee_trauma

· 01-05 11:52

Another data magic show, is it real or fake?

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GasFeeNightmare

· 01-05 11:49

Damn, I got fooled again by the tricks of the exchange. Data really makes you question everything.

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MevSandwich

· 01-05 11:36

Bro, I have to put a question mark on this statement. Can an exchange organizing wallets really inflate small investors' actions to whale-level? It feels like they're just whitewashing some people.

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