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January 5, 2022

Largest Ethereum Investors Splurge Over $260,000,000 on One Crypto Asset, Making It the Most Traded Token Among ETH Whales

By Daily Hodl Staff

Fresh data shows the world’s biggest Ethereum (ETH) whales are stocking up on an altcoin that powers a data feed service for the decentralized finance industry.

The blockchain-transaction tracker WhaleStats says in a tweet that oracle network Chainlink (LINK) is gaining popularity with crypto whales.

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“LINK is so hot with many big transactions today.
Looking at our metrics, LINK is:
-most traded token
-on top 10 purchased tokens
-on top most used smart contracts
-among 1000 biggest ETH wallets.”

The latest numbers from WhaleStats reveal that among the 1,000 wealthiest non-exchange Ethereum addresses, LINK currently accounts for 2.21% of all holdings at a value of over $261.4 million.

Source: WhaleStats

WhaleStats also tweeted out that Chainlink had surpassed multi-chained scaling solution Polygon (MATIC) as the most traded altcoin among whales with massive bags.

One whale just went on a Chainlink shopping spree and picked up over $15 million worth of the token in a 24-hour window. The wallet now holds more than 1.3 million LINK worth over $32.1 million.

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At time of writing, the price of Chainlink is up 7.74% on the day to $25.10, the highest it’s been since LINK dropped from a fall peak above $38 in early November.

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