Overview: Whale wallets (transactions $10K+) have executed 123 inflow transactions versus 69 outflow transactions in the last 24 hours, resulting in a 64.1% / 35.9% inflow/outflow ratio.
What the data shows: Whale inflow and outflow transactions were approximately balanced (net flow $3.36M). Descriptive on-chain observation only.
Key metric: 100 unique large-holder addresses interacted with LINK — high on-chain participation.
Overview: The average whale transaction size is $51.34K, with total institutional volume of $9.86M over the last 24 hours.
What the data shows: Average transaction sizes are smaller. Limited large-ticket on-chain activity for LINK over the observation window.
Total 192 whale transactions executed by 100 unique addresses.
| Time | Whale | Counterparty | Side | USD Value | Score | Reasoning | Chain | Tx Hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/18/2026, 9:01:47 AM | 0x9dfa6ada | Hot Wallet 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | SELL | $23.54K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xaa67...6da9 |
| 7/18/2026, 8:55:33 AM | Hot Wallet | 0xdfd5293d 0xdfd5...963d UNKNOWN | BUY | $31.82K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x1401...53f1 |
| 7/18/2026, 8:55:25 AM | Hot Wallet | Coinbase Prime Custody 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | BUY | $125.61K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xbc6b...344f |
| 7/18/2026, 8:49:34 AM | 0xd468413c | Hot Wallet 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | SELL | $263.17K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xf3f2...0804 |
| 7/18/2026, 8:25:08 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 10863 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | SELL | $17.52K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x76b9...73c1 |
| 7/18/2026, 8:20:15 AM | Top LINK holder | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 10863 large ETH txs) 0x79dd...decb UNKNOWN | BUY | $17.52K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xccfd...51ec |
| 7/18/2026, 8:20:07 AM | Hot Wallet | 0x28c6c062 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $14.52K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xea6a...5b60 |
| 7/18/2026, 8:04:54 AM | Binance Deposit | Hot Wallet 0xcde5...9b90 UNKNOWN | BUY | $349.31K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x5f0a...1bed |
| 7/18/2026, 7:59:01 AM | Hot Wallet | 0x28c6c062 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $77.49K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x5995...7c3f |
| 7/18/2026, 7:50:13 AM | Top USDT holder | Binance Deposit 0xcde5...9b90 UNKNOWN | SELL | $349.31K | 54 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xd86d...5a05 |
| 7/18/2026, 7:07:56 AM | Hot Wallet | 0x28c6c062 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $166.03K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xc353...7ab8 |
| 7/18/2026, 7:06:03 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 12 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x841e...3a34 UNKNOWN | SELL | $61.59K | 63 Confidence: 0.8 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xb3f0...759a |
| 7/18/2026, 6:14:32 AM | Hot Wallet | 0xdfd5293d 0xdfd5...963d UNKNOWN | BUY | $207.53K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x3cb6...99e7 |
| 7/18/2026, 6:09:46 AM | High-Activity Exchange Wallet (ETHEREUM: 21,010 txs) | Top LINK holder 0xbb26...1c8c UNKNOWN | BUY | $30.34K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x2bc6...fa16 |
| 7/18/2026, 6:05:34 AM | Hot Wallet | High-Activity Exchange Wallet (ETHEREUM: 21,010 txs) 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $30.34K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x1062...4bbb |
| 7/18/2026, 6:05:26 AM | GMO Coin 4 | Top AAVE holder 0x85c0...87c3 UNKNOWN | BUY | $32.72K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xabe5...52a8 |
| 7/18/2026, 6:05:15 AM | Top LINK holder | GMO Coin 4 0x85c0...87c3 UNKNOWN | SELL | $32.72K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xef5b...27db |
| 7/18/2026, 5:54:18 AM | 0x9b7f4b26 | PoolManager 0x0000...8a90 UNKNOWN | SELL | $25.30K | 4.5 Confidence: 0.8 | Token sent to Uniswap Permit2 router (DEX sell) | ethereum | 0x7134...472b |
| 7/18/2026, 5:47:53 AM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (4450 txs over $500,000) 0xdfd5...963d UNKNOWN | BUY | $10.27K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x7dd0...1304 |
| 7/18/2026, 5:23:14 AM | Hot Wallet | Market Maker 0xdfd5...963d UNKNOWN | BUY | $40.46K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x249f...6926 |
| 7/18/2026, 5:23:04 AM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (4450 txs over $500,000) 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $10.25K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xf873...6e9e |
| 7/18/2026, 5:22:57 AM | Verified Whale (1840 txs over $500,000) | 0x41713516 0x4171...77fe UNKNOWN | SELL | $53.63K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xe479...6a20 |
| 7/18/2026, 4:53:34 AM | Whale (LINK, SHIB holder) | Verified Whale (1284 txs over $500,000) 0x377b...0873 UNKNOWN | BUY | $23.98K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x92bc...25ee |
| 7/18/2026, 4:45:31 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 200 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | SELL | $13.71K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xe5b9...3f1c |
| 7/18/2026, 4:36:01 AM | Bitget 4 | Top LINK holder 0x0639...d206 UNKNOWN | BUY | $70.77K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x7013...f40f |
| 7/18/2026, 4:14:49 AM | 0x80787af1 | High-Volume ETH Transactor (1,264,915 ETH, 35073 txs) 0x4f5d...572f UNKNOWN | BUY | $72.70K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x549f...f12d |
| 7/18/2026, 3:58:44 AM | Verified Whale (1840 txs over $500,000) | 0x41713516 0x4171...77fe UNKNOWN | SELL | $33.87K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xed19...5471 |
| 7/18/2026, 3:58:23 AM | Hot Wallet | Market Maker 0x21a3...5549 UNKNOWN | BUY | $52.43K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x3fba...4a65 |
| 7/18/2026, 3:44:50 AM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 4640 large ETH txs) 0x6516...022f UNKNOWN | BUY | $32.54K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xfb2c...48a0 |
| 7/18/2026, 3:17:10 AM | Hot Wallet | High-Activity Exchange Wallet (ETHEREUM: 47,021 txs) 0x91d4...debe UNKNOWN | BUY | $32.79K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xc882...0975 |
| 7/18/2026, 3:01:03 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 1073 large ETH txs) | High-Volume ETH Transactor (351,761 ETH, 9647 txs) 0x167a...6476 UNKNOWN | SELL | $21.79K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xdafd...c35b |
| 7/18/2026, 2:55:21 AM | Bybit Deposit | Hot Wallet 0x5748...2d40 UNKNOWN | BUY | $53.27K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x218f...0b68 |
| 7/18/2026, 2:49:37 AM | Hot Wallet | 0xdfd5293d 0xdfd5...963d UNKNOWN | BUY | $14.55K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xe69a...c9b9 |
| 7/18/2026, 2:43:41 AM | Binance Deposit | Hot Wallet 0xeae7...a4f4 UNKNOWN | BUY | $194.24K | 85.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x7994...16fa |
| 7/18/2026, 2:43:18 AM | Hot Wallet | 0x91d40e48 0x91d4...debe UNKNOWN | BUY | $27.02K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xf33b...0b63 |
| 7/18/2026, 2:42:03 AM | Bitget Deposit | Bitget 4 0x85ff...7c35 UNKNOWN | BUY | $73.96K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xbe89...30d8 |
| 7/18/2026, 2:37:55 AM | Bitstamp Deposit | Hot Wallet 0xb115...c8b2 UNKNOWN | BUY | $56.84K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x8983...d4ef |
| 7/18/2026, 2:37:31 AM | Hot Wallet | Bitget Deposit 0x21a3...5549 UNKNOWN | BUY | $73.96K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xcc2d...0f34 |
| 7/18/2026, 2:37:08 AM | Hot Wallet | Bitstamp Deposit 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $56.84K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xf461...5930 |
| 7/18/2026, 2:07:50 AM | Verified Whale (1840 txs over $500,000) | 0x41713516 0x4171...77fe UNKNOWN | SELL | $41.18K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x4a9f...be0b |
| 7/18/2026, 2:05:30 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 3717 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | SELL | $21.60K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x2c74...c4ca |
| 7/18/2026, 1:52:47 AM | Top LINK holder | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 3717 large ETH txs) 0x1f68...e4a1 UNKNOWN | SELL | $21.60K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xdce8...d64e |
| 7/18/2026, 1:40:51 AM | Hot Wallet | Market Maker 0x21a3...5549 UNKNOWN | BUY | $63.87K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x7c48...d710 |
| 7/18/2026, 1:40:31 AM | Verified Whale (1840 txs over $500,000) | 0x41713516 0x4171...77fe UNKNOWN | SELL | $49.17K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x3b9a...aa4d |
| 7/18/2026, 1:21:58 AM | Binance staked ETH - Large Tx Sender (≥5 ETH) | Bitget 4 0xb3d8...c838 UNKNOWN | BUY | $13.44K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x021f...fb7e |
| 7/18/2026, 1:16:28 AM | Hot Wallet | Binance staked ETH - Large Tx Sender (≥5 ETH) 0x5f65...e932 UNKNOWN | BUY | $13.44K | N/A Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x026f...f665 |
| 7/18/2026, 12:54:14 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 344 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | SELL | $28.39K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x9261...d36a |
| 7/18/2026, 12:13:11 AM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (4450 txs over $500,000) 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $10.36K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x52c7...cff8 |
| 7/18/2026, 12:06:35 AM | Hot Wallet | 0x21a31ee1 0x21a3...5549 UNKNOWN | BUY | $33.74K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xee40...d65d |
| 7/17/2026, 11:49:55 PM | LINK | 0xa6cc3c25 0xa6cc...93e8 UNKNOWN | BUY | $107.02K | N/A Confidence: 0.8 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x41d9...f046 |