Overview: Whale wallets (transactions $10K+) have executed 117 inflow transactions versus 83 outflow transactions in the last 168 hours, resulting in a 58.5% / 41.5% inflow/outflow ratio.
What the data shows: Whale inflow and outflow transactions were approximately balanced (net flow $1.84M). Descriptive on-chain observation only.
Key metric: 104 unique large-holder addresses interacted with LINK — high on-chain participation.
Overview: The average whale transaction size is $34.25K, with total institutional volume of $6.85M over the last 168 hours.
What the data shows: Average transaction sizes are smaller. Limited large-ticket on-chain activity for LINK over the observation window.
Total 200 whale transactions executed by 104 unique addresses.
| # | Holder | Value | % of supply |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chainlink | $2.51B | 30.04% |
| 2 | Coinbase | $682.62M | 8.18% |
| 3 | Binance | $531.87M | 6.38% |
| 4 | Robinhood | $167.44M | 2.01% |
| 5 | Upbit | $164.13M | 1.97% |
| 6 | Kraken | $154.37M | 1.85% |
| 7 | Gnosis Safe Proxy | $83.86M | 1.01% |
| 8 | Aave | $79.23M | 0.95% |
| 9 | Grayscale | $65.75M | 0.79% |
| 10 | Crypto.com | $51.25M | 0.61% |
| Time | Whale | Counterparty | Side | USD Value | Score | Reasoning | Chain | Tx Hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30/2026, 4:14:05 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 3717 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | SELL | $10.24K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x5d72...7592 |
| 8/30/2026, 4:01:15 AM | Hot Wallet | 0x5f65f7b6 0x5f65...e932 UNKNOWN | BUY | $12.62K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x0a7d...d2bb |
| 8/30/2026, 4:00:58 AM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (2540 txs over $500,000) 0x21a3...5549 UNKNOWN | BUY | $44.62K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xb036...c331 |
| 8/30/2026, 3:26:33 AM | Hot Wallet | High-Activity Exchange Wallet (ETHEREUM: 39,443 txs) 0x91d4...debe UNKNOWN | BUY | $24.62K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x4b2e...9bd8 |
| 8/30/2026, 3:05:48 AM | Hot Wallet | 0x21a31ee1 0x21a3...5549 UNKNOWN | BUY | $36.80K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x1f1b...a8a5 |
| 8/30/2026, 1:51:06 AM | Hot Wallet | Market Maker 0xf819...73aa UNKNOWN | BUY | $133.67K | 63 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x08a7...cec8 |
| 8/30/2026, 1:47:59 AM | 0x9b7f4b26 | PoolManager 0x0000...8a90 UNKNOWN | SELL | $21.89K | 4.5 Confidence: 0.8 | Token sent to Uniswap Permit2 router (DEX sell) | ethereum | 0x534c...b781 |
| 8/30/2026, 1:43:22 AM | Hot Wallet | Whale (UNI, WETH holder) 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $26.09K | 72 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x8f79...704f |
| 8/30/2026, 1:33:40 AM | Hot Wallet | Market Maker 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | BUY | $48.25K | 54 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x802d...d66d |
| 8/30/2026, 1:08:56 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 3413 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x7713...35ec UNKNOWN | SELL | $26.51K | 54 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xcfba...2785 |
| 8/30/2026, 1:07:01 AM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 3413 large ETH txs) 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | BUY | $23.59K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x95e3...923d |
| 8/30/2026, 12:25:28 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 4640 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | SELL | $40.97K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xa367...b974 |
| 8/30/2026, 12:25:21 AM | 0x9b7f4b26 | PoolManager 0x0000...8a90 UNKNOWN | SELL | $13.01K | 4.5 Confidence: 0.8 | Token sent to Uniswap Permit2 router (DEX sell) | ethereum | 0x580b...b79f |
| 8/30/2026, 12:25:13 AM | Bitget 4 | 0x15f46551 0x15f4...a6c7 UNKNOWN | SELL | $40.72K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xc369...223a |
| 8/30/2026, 12:17:38 AM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 4640 large ETH txs) 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | BUY | $36.46K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x0abb...d03b |
| 8/30/2026, 12:17:26 AM | Hot Wallet | Binance Deposit 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | BUY | $44.61K | 67.5 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xf3ab...189a |
| 8/30/2026, 12:14:19 AM | Hot Wallet | Hot Wallet 0xcffa...0703 UNKNOWN | BUY | $347.70K | 94.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x9358...40e2 |
| 8/30/2026, 12:13:58 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 37 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x91d4...debe UNKNOWN | SELL | $76.14K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xae38...3305 |
| 8/30/2026, 12:11:01 AM | 0x9b7f4b26 | PoolManager 0x0000...8a90 UNKNOWN | SELL | $25.38K | 4.5 Confidence: 0.8 | Token sent to Uniswap Permit2 router (DEX sell) | ethereum | 0xe053...54de |
| 8/30/2026, 12:04:43 AM | Hot Wallet | 0x46340b20 0x4634...9758 UNKNOWN | BUY | $29.74K | 40.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xd036...fe5b |
| 8/30/2026, 12:04:36 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 1364 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x4a4a...068d UNKNOWN | SELL | $10.60K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xdc4d...2361 |
| 8/30/2026, 12:04:16 AM | Akuna Capital | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 1364 large ETH txs) 0x4c21...42bf UNKNOWN | SELL | $10.60K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xc5cc...5dbd |
| 8/29/2026, 11:57:08 PM | Hot Wallet | Akuna Capital 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | BUY | $11.90K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x3393...67d9 |
| 8/29/2026, 11:47:18 PM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 4640 large ETH txs) 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | BUY | $13.54K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x0a8d...94f4 |
| 8/29/2026, 11:47:07 PM | Top WBTC holder | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 70 large ETH txs) 0x3bc9...0b2e UNKNOWN | SELL | $153.16K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x83b8...0ee7 |
| 8/29/2026, 11:35:48 PM | Hot Wallet | Crypto.com Deposit 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | BUY | $64.10K | 31.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x60e5...e50c |
| 8/29/2026, 11:29:31 PM | Whale (LINK, WBTC holder) | 0x2d29c09e 0x2d29...4d89 UNKNOWN | SELL | $114.38K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x0df4...fe64 |
| 8/29/2026, 11:18:49 PM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 623 large ETH txs) | Bitget 4 0x0639...d206 UNKNOWN | SELL | $40.85K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xdce1...da6e |
| 8/29/2026, 11:14:43 PM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 623 large ETH txs) 0x6516...022f UNKNOWN | BUY | $36.35K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x5070...ef70 |
| 8/29/2026, 11:00:20 PM | Market Maker | Binance Deposit 0xbee3...a000 UNKNOWN | BUY | $26.08K | N/A Confidence: 0.8 | Stage 1 confidence (0.83) below threshold or contested - Stage 2 required | ethereum | 0x9c9b...dbf7 |
| 8/29/2026, 11:00:14 PM | 0x0889e932 | Market Maker 0xbee3...a000 UNKNOWN | SELL | $15.59K | N/A Confidence: 0.8 | Stage 1 confidence (0.80) below threshold or contested - Stage 2 required | ethereum | 0x5d6b...d499 |
| 8/29/2026, 10:46:12 PM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 141 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x6516...022f UNKNOWN | SELL | $40.85K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xbca2...decc |
| 8/29/2026, 10:46:05 PM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 3567 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | SELL | $40.85K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x4cb9...3f5b |
| 8/29/2026, 10:22:21 PM | Hot Wallet | 0xa9d1e08c 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | BUY | $10.76K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x1525...a0e4 |
| 8/29/2026, 10:04:11 PM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 98 large ETH txs) 0x5f65...e932 UNKNOWN | BUY | $10.85K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x84b3...509a |
| 8/29/2026, 9:59:46 PM | High-Volume ETH Transactor (1,984,488 ETH, 30559 txs) | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 51 large ETH txs) 0x2a45...6a1d UNKNOWN | BUY | $14.54K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xd0dd...231e |
| 8/29/2026, 9:58:43 PM | 1inch Network : Aggregation Router V6 | 0x11111112 0x1111...2a65 UNKNOWN | BUY | $10.53K | 4.5 Confidence: 0.8 | Token received from 1inch V6 Router router (DEX buy) | ethereum | 0x3630...6edb |
| 8/29/2026, 9:54:34 PM | Market Maker | Binance Deposit 0x51c7...2a7f UNKNOWN | BUY | $132.63K | 67.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xe7b7...8a67 |
| 8/29/2026, 9:19:50 PM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 10863 large ETH txs) | Hot Wallet 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | SELL | $10.28K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xf54c...55fc |
| 8/29/2026, 9:04:21 PM | Hot Wallet | Top USDC holder 0x21a3...5549 UNKNOWN | BUY | $12.82K | 94.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xcac1...6703 |
| 8/29/2026, 8:48:49 PM | Hot Wallet | Cold Wallet 0x4a4a...068d UNKNOWN | BUY | $95.42K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xbb31...e2cf |
| 8/29/2026, 8:47:36 PM | Hot Wallet | Hot Wallet 0x7d32...eed6 UNKNOWN | BUY | $25.18K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x6a3c...936c |
| 8/29/2026, 8:39:13 PM | 0xc3eaabb4 | High-Activity Exchange Wallet (ETHEREUM: 47,021 txs) 0xbf90...e1ae UNKNOWN | SELL | $12.37K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xe21e...563e |
| 8/29/2026, 8:39:06 PM | Hot Wallet | 0x46340b20 0x4634...9758 UNKNOWN | BUY | $12.37K | 40.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x175d...7129 |
| 8/29/2026, 8:36:20 PM | Velora: Augustus V6.2 | 0x2db901ba 0x2db9...e72c UNKNOWN | SELL | $10.82K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x8ea0...5d08 |
| 8/29/2026, 8:25:01 PM | 0x44c88d4e | Hot Wallet 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | SELL | $27.17K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xa85f...352f |
| 8/29/2026, 8:06:11 PM | Hot Wallet | 0xa9d1e08c 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | BUY | $37.87K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x8441...5622 |
| 8/29/2026, 8:00:35 PM | 0x5455af3f | High-Activity Exchange Wallet (ETHEREUM: 5,943 txs) 0xddc7...60ea UNKNOWN | SELL | $84.90K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x4f76...bf2d |
| 8/29/2026, 7:49:25 PM | Hot Wallet | 0x21a31ee1 0x21a3...5549 UNKNOWN | BUY | $39.93K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x3efe...9682 |
| 8/29/2026, 7:40:05 PM | Hot Wallet | 0x21a31ee1 0x21a3...5549 UNKNOWN | BUY | $12.73K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x7cb3...6033 |