Whale big move: 8,000 ETH flowed into Aave from exchanges, with total holdings exceeding $60 million

2026-01-21 10:36:12

【Blockchain Rhythms】On January 21, on-chain data showed that a whale withdrew 8,000 ETH from a major exchange in a single transaction, worth approximately $237.2 million. This fund was immediately funneled into the Aave V3 ecosystem. Interestingly, this whale has long been heavily invested—its ETH positions spread across two wallets amount to 21,220 ETH, with a total value exceeding $62.87 million. Based on the withdrawal activity, the whale appears to be continuously increasing its exposure to DeFi lending protocols, reflecting ongoing institutional interest in the Ethereum ecosystem.

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ZKSherlock

· 4h ago

actually... 21k eth across two wallets is wild, but here's the thing nobody talks about—we don't even know *who* this whale is. no on-chain privacy, no cryptographic commitment to identity. just raw address correlation. bit paranoid but like... what's the actual trust assumption here?

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AirdropHunter

· 4h ago

Whales are up to something again, placing such a big bet on Aave... I wonder if they're trying to secure their livelihood or if they're really optimistic about DeFi.

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