Overview: Whale wallets (transactions $10K+) have executed 122 inflow transactions versus 78 outflow transactions in the last 72 hours, resulting in a 61.0% / 39.0% inflow/outflow ratio.
What the data shows: Whale inflow and outflow transactions were approximately balanced (net flow $12.52M). Descriptive on-chain observation only.
Key metric: 134 unique large-holder addresses interacted with LINK — high on-chain participation.
Overview: The average whale transaction size is $102.48K, with total institutional volume of $20.50M over the last 72 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 134 unique addresses.
| Time | Whale | Counterparty | Side | USD Value | Score | Reasoning | Chain | Tx Hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16/2026, 12:56:06 PM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 1390 large ETH txs) 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $12.58K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xfd62...e3ee |
| 10/16/2026, 12:39:52 PM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 194 large ETH txs) | 0x8ac6ff2c 0x8ac6...8093 UNKNOWN | SELL | $12.01K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xeda4...eb51 |
| 10/16/2026, 12:39:45 PM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 194 large ETH txs) | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 184 large ETH txs) 0x2a50...90cf UNKNOWN | SELL | $46.77K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x890d...b9b4 |
| 10/16/2026, 12:38:14 PM | High-Volume ETH Transactor (689,369 ETH, 3364 txs) | 0x9d38093c 0x9d38...2e84 UNKNOWN | SELL | $33.30K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xe5c8...544b |
| 10/16/2026, 12:38:07 PM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 315 large ETH txs) | Top UNI holder 0x0b0f...765a UNKNOWN | SELL | $12.21K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x3a9e...f669 |
| 10/16/2026, 12:30:10 PM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 159 large ETH txs) | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 194 large ETH txs) 0x6084...d529 UNKNOWN | SELL | $45.67K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x6d50...292e |
| 10/16/2026, 12:25:13 PM | 0xcf72351a | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 456 large ETH txs) 0xed9a...8771 UNKNOWN | BUY | $19.17K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xcf81...5aaa |
| 10/16/2026, 12:14:48 PM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 5 large ETH txs) 0x4a4a...068d UNKNOWN | BUY | $14.00K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x4a61...d360 |
| 10/16/2026, 12:08:27 PM | Hot Wallet | High-Volume ETH Transactor (28,834 ETH, 287 txs) 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $23.94K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xe4c6...8372 |
| 10/16/2026, 12:03:57 PM | Hot Wallet | Hot Wallet 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $4.87M | 94.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xb6c6...1312 |
| 10/16/2026, 11:49:46 AM | Velora: Augustus V6.2 | 0xf1da637b 0xf1da...ab2a UNKNOWN | SELL | $13.57K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xda55...188b |
| 10/16/2026, 11:34:57 AM | Hot Wallet | Top USDC holder 0x4a4a...068d UNKNOWN | BUY | $15.95K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x7a3b...b8a8 |
| 10/16/2026, 11:14:41 AM | Top WETH holder | LINK 0xa6cc...93e8 UNKNOWN | SELL | $17.94K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.8 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xf3c5...9c6c |
| 10/16/2026, 11:03:32 AM | Hot Wallet | Hot Wallet Vault (Proxy) 0x58ed...6a51 UNKNOWN | BUY | $1.15M | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x3102...3ad0 |
| 10/16/2026, 10:51:46 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 1074 large ETH txs) | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 69 large ETH txs) 0x091d...8336 UNKNOWN | BUY | $28.80K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x5e49...02ed |
| 10/16/2026, 10:51:39 AM | Hot Wallet | 0x21a31ee1 0x21a3...5549 UNKNOWN | BUY | $196.39K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xd37f...651b |
| 10/16/2026, 10:50:14 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 269 large ETH txs) | Top AAVE holder 0x3c0f...fa9c UNKNOWN | SELL | $25.01K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x944b...b3a8 |
| 10/16/2026, 10:42:38 AM | Hot Wallet | Hot Wallet 0x4a4a...068d UNKNOWN | BUY | $75.17K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x2a68...7b76 |
| 10/16/2026, 10:41:05 AM | Cold Wallet | Hot Wallet 0xb0a2...3d64 UNKNOWN | BUY | $75.17K | 40.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x2d07...77d1 |
| 10/16/2026, 10:40:44 AM | High-Activity Exchange Wallet (ETHEREUM: 39,443 txs) 0x85dc...134b UNKNOWN | BUY | $17.10K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xbcff...62ef | |
| 10/16/2026, 10:36:39 AM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 269 large ETH txs) 0x7f60...b752 UNKNOWN | BUY | $24.89K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x042c...f694 |
| 10/16/2026, 10:21:07 AM | 0xd782def0 | Hot Wallet 0xceb6...66ea UNKNOWN | SELL | $382.28K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xc373...579b |
| 10/16/2026, 10:08:15 AM | Top LINK holder | HitBTC Deposit 0xaea8...4f5b UNKNOWN | SELL | $10.34K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.8 | Stage 1 confidence (0.80) below threshold or contested - Stage 2 required | ethereum | 0xe3ab...1f74 |
| 10/16/2026, 9:53:51 AM | Whale (UNI, WETH holder) | Binance Deposit 0xa9c6...c21d UNKNOWN | SELL | $43.06K | 40.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x2a12...d117 |
| 10/16/2026, 9:37:10 AM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 207 large ETH txs) 0x1157...4101 UNKNOWN | BUY | $133.11K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xb94d...5a57 |
| 10/16/2026, 9:36:49 AM | Hot Wallet | 0x21a31ee1 0x21a3...5549 UNKNOWN | BUY | $290.76K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xe068...c8dc |
| 10/16/2026, 9:14:28 AM | Hot Wallet | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 665 large ETH txs) 0xf819...73aa UNKNOWN | BUY | $88.67K | 63 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xe12b...d292 |
| 10/16/2026, 8:57:52 AM | Cumberland: 0x87b...Dda | Top SHIB holder 0x87b4...adda UNKNOWN | BUY | $28.66K | 54 Confidence: 0.8 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x47b3...ccca |
| 10/16/2026, 8:45:57 AM | Crypto.com Deposit | Hot Wallet 0xfd92...979e UNKNOWN | BUY | $170.20K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xf9a6...14fe |
| 10/16/2026, 8:42:25 AM | 0x0529ea58 | Top USDC holder 0xd645...14e9 UNKNOWN | BUY | $874.46K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x427c...2017 |
| 10/16/2026, 8:31:50 AM | 0x88701860 | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 117 large ETH txs) 0x5733...fa06 UNKNOWN | BUY | $35.06K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xefca...9076 |
| 10/16/2026, 8:25:21 AM | Hot Wallet | Kraken Deposit 0x1157...4101 UNKNOWN | BUY | $33.76K | 40.5 Confidence: 0.8 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0xc4a4...d7c5 |
| 10/16/2026, 8:17:20 AM | Top LINK holder | Large Tx Receiver (≥5 ETH) 0xfb18...ab2c UNKNOWN | SELL | $14.74K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x1030...ec58 |
| 10/16/2026, 8:17:13 AM | High-Activity Exchange Wallet (ETHEREUM: 5,943 txs) | 0xddc796a6 0xddc7...60ea UNKNOWN | BUY | $37.77K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xee78...b266 |
| 10/16/2026, 8:15:10 AM | 0x3bf3a36a | Hot Wallet 0xa9d1...3e43 UNKNOWN | SELL | $242.97K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x717a...b578 |
| 10/16/2026, 8:08:53 AM | Top LINK holder | 0x5733cc99 0x5733...fa06 UNKNOWN | SELL | $21.23K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.8 | Stage 1 confidence (0.80) below threshold or contested - Stage 2 required | ethereum | 0x5c30...8018 |
| 10/16/2026, 7:54:14 AM | Binance Deposit | Hot Wallet 0xcde5...9b90 UNKNOWN | BUY | $10.44K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xc39d...8857 |
| 10/16/2026, 7:47:01 AM | 0x4aec0e98 | Binance Deposit 0xcde5...9b90 UNKNOWN | SELL | $10.41K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xd742...56f1 |
| 10/16/2026, 7:45:07 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 184 large ETH txs) | Nexo 8 0x585b...3427 UNKNOWN | SELL | $57.93K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x7e3a...bd6c |
| 10/16/2026, 7:38:49 AM | Top USDC holder | 0x4bfe6aa0 0x4bfe...3210 UNKNOWN | SELL | $10.72K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x5b6f...5572 |
| 10/16/2026, 7:33:43 AM | Kraken Deposit | Top LINK holder 0x84b3...da15 UNKNOWN | BUY | $35.29K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x644c...0cd3 |
| 10/16/2026, 6:57:49 AM | Top LINK holder | 0x3be1f59f 0x3be1...1a29 UNKNOWN | SELL | $192.37K | 40.5 Confidence: 0.8 | Stage 1 confidence (0.80) below threshold or contested - Stage 2 required | ethereum | 0xaed1...370d |
| 10/16/2026, 6:57:28 AM | 0x8be8bcce | Hot Wallet 0x58ed...6a51 UNKNOWN | SELL | $43.96K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x4667...3b79 |
| 10/16/2026, 6:36:29 AM | LINK | Whale (UNI, WETH holder) 0xa6cc...93e8 UNKNOWN | BUY | $15.39K | 40.5 Confidence: 0.8 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x632c...5d16 |
| 10/16/2026, 6:07:40 AM | High-Activity Exchange Wallet (ETHEREUM: 2,101 txs) | Hot Wallet 0x1508...b679 UNKNOWN | BUY | $19.95K | 63 Confidence: 1.0 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xf84d...9871 |
| 10/16/2026, 6:04:50 AM | Hot Wallet | 0x28c6c062 0x28c6...1d60 UNKNOWN | BUY | $223.50K | 40.5 Confidence: 1.0 | Priority phase: cex_classification (USD boost: +0.00) | ethereum | 0x75fe...19ce |
| 10/16/2026, 5:59:32 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 623 large ETH txs) | 0xed9ab5bc 0xed9a...8771 UNKNOWN | SELL | $104.58K | 31.5 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x2c2d...5271 |
| 10/16/2026, 5:27:26 AM | 0x25e321ad | Hot Wallet 0x6516...022f UNKNOWN | SELL | $14.99K | N/A Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x07c3...257e |
| 10/16/2026, 5:17:16 AM | Verified Whale (ETHEREUM: 756 large ETH txs) | Verified Whale (13956 txs over $500,000) 0xb217...6f98 UNKNOWN | SELL | $11.29K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested SELL from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0xc773...64c4 |
| 10/16/2026, 5:05:24 AM | High-Volume ETH Transactor (1,264,915 ETH, 35073 txs) | Verified Whale (655009 txs over $500,000) 0x8078...ee1a UNKNOWN | BUY | $75.06K | 54 Confidence: 0.9 | High-confidence, uncontested BUY from Stage 1 | ethereum | 0x0b3b...6aa5 |