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 <li style="font-weight: 400">Several large-scale investors (crypto whales) have strategically sold a significant amount of Ethereum (ETH), totaling $106 million, during the market dip.</li>
 <li style="font-weight: 400">Notable entities such as Cumberland and bankrupt FTX/Alameda estate were among those identified as participating in the sell-off.</li>
 <li style="font-weight: 400">Despite Bitcoin’s slight rebound from its price decline to around $68,000, its volatility led to a decrease in market capitalization.</li>
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In the last 24 hours, Bitcoin and altcoins encountered significant volatility, resulting in a notable decline, with the overall crypto market capitalization dropping by approximately 8%, settling at $2.53 trillion.
This swift market fluctuation may have taken many retail traders by surprise.&nbsp;
However, insights from on-chain data reveal that certain large-scale investors, colloquially known as crypto whales, foresaw the downturn and offloaded a substantial portion of their holdings.
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On-chain analysts reported that several institutional investors strategically sold portions of their holdings during the market downturn.&nbsp;
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Four crypto whales collectively offloaded 31,683 ETH, valued at approximately $106 million.
Among the identified crypto whales were notable entities such as Cumberland, an address linked to the bankrupt Alameda/FTX estate, and two undisclosed altcoin wallets.
Cumberland, a prominent institutional crypto investment firm, deposited 17,206 ETH, amounting to $57.3 million, across various exchanges.&nbsp;
On the other hand, two crypto whales, ‘0xC3f8’ and ‘0x1717’, moved 7,976 ETH worth $26.6 million and 4,000 ETH worth $13.32 million, respectively, to Binance and other exchanges.
Similarly, the FTX/Alameda estate transferred 2,500 ETH, valued at around $8.33 million. Interestingly, this is not the first time the failed exchange has effectively been able to time the market before drastic sell-offs.
“Since March 1, FTX and Alameda have deposited 15,850 ETH, worth $58 million into centralized exchanges at roughly $3,659, and dramatic price changes tended to follow afterward,” blockchain firm SpotOnChain <a href="https://twitter.com/spotonchain/status/1778962293235360056" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a>.
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 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FTX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#FTX</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Alameda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Alameda</a> Research liquidators truly have a knack for choosing their exit points!
 Just 8 hours ago, they deposited another 2,500 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ETH</a> ($8.56M) into <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Coinbase?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Coinbase</a> at ~$3,426, right before the recent <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#dump</a>!
 Since Mar 1, FTX and Alameda have deposited 15,850 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ETH</a> ($58M) into… <a href="https://t.co/CPAJd8EaIJ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/CPAJd8EaIJ</a>
 — Spot On Chain (@spotonchain) <a href="https://twitter.com/spotonchain/status/1778962293235360056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">April 13, 2024</a>
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These significant trading activities exerted additional selling pressure on the market, contributing to the downturn.&nbsp;
During the reporting period, BTC’s price experienced a sharp decline, plunging to as low as $65,100.
Although the leading cryptocurrency has slightly rebounded to around $68,000 at press time, its volatility led to a decrease in market capitalization to $1.3 trillion.&nbsp;
According to <a href="https://companiesmarketcap.com/assets-by-market-cap/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">data</a> from CompaniesMarketCap, this positions Bitcoin behind Meta, the parent company of Facebook, in the global ranking of top assets.
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