Ethereum Whales Sell $6.42 Million in ETH Amid Market Volatility

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Tuesday, Jun 17, 2025 10:12 pm ET1min read
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Two dormant Ethereum whales have recently returned to activity, selling over $6 million in ETH, which has drawn significant market attention. The largest of these whales, an early participant in the Ethereum ICO, transferred and sold 2,000 ETH through Binance over the past few days. This move marks a rare return from one of Ethereum’s earliest participants and highlights renewed movement among long-term holders.

According to data shared by Lookonchain, these reactivated accounts belong to early Ethereum holders, including one investor from the initial coin offering in 2014. The wallet linked to the Ethereum ICO sent its full balance of 2,000 ETH to Binance. The move came after nearly a decade of inactivity. The whale reportedly sold the entire amount for around $5.13 million over several days.

Another wallet, dormant for approximately two years, resumed activity by first sending a small test transaction of 1 ETH. Following that, it transferred 500 ETH for sale, totaling roughly $1.29 million. Data also reveals that in 2023, the same whale sold batches of 2,286 ETH and 1,500 ETH. Those earlier sales were valued at $4.32 million and $2.83 million, respectively.

While these whales were liquidating their holdings, Ethereum exchange-traded funds suffered a significant blow. On June 16, spot ETH ETFs recorded outflows amounting to $10 million in a single day. The Fidelity Ethereum Fund ETF saw the largest withdrawal of 3,496 ETH, worth over $9 million.

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experienced a smaller outflow of 172 ETH, while the Grayscale Ethereum Trust and its mini version lost 78 ETH and 2 ETH, respectively. No inflows were recorded across the remaining ETFs. Although the daily net flow was negative, the weekly net flow remained positive at 191,057 ETH.

These events coincided with Ethereum’s volatile price movement. ETH surged 6.65 percent to cross $2,680 on Sunday before falling more than 5% on Monday. As of the latest data, Ethereum is trading around $2,580.