A blockchain analyst reports that major investors have been quietly amassing large quantities of two altcoins remained stagnant over the past week.
Ali Martinez noted that whales recently acquired approximately $85.6 million worth of Cardano (ADA) in a span of just 48 hours. This equates to over 80 million ADA tokens purchased within that timeframe. At the current price of $1.07 per ADA, the scale of these transactions underscores significant interest in the asset.
Similarly, Martinez highlighted that high-net-worth investors also added $64 million worth of Dogecoin (DOGE) to their portfolios in just 24 hours, translating to 160 million DOGE tokens purchased while the asset was trading at $0.40.
Altogether, whales funneled nearly $150 million into ADA and DOGE within a mere two days, signaling a potential strategic accumulation during the market’s lull.
Shifting focus to Bitcoin, Martinez examined the cryptocurrency’s In/Out of the Money Around Price (IOMAP) metric, which assesses wallet profitability to identify key support and resistance zones. He pointed out that Bitcoin is currently supported by a robust base of buyers between $94,300 and $100,250.
Within this range, more than 2.18 million BTC were acquired by 2.25 million wallets, creating a strong foundation for price stability.
A fresh attempt to address Solana’s ongoing inflation debate is back on the table—this time with a restructured voting model designed to foster consensus and move the network toward its long-term economic goals.
Synthetix’s native stablecoin, sUSD, is once again under pressure as it continues to drift further from its intended $1 peg—raising fresh concerns over the resilience of decentralized stablecoins.
On April 17, 2025, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced a significant uptick in inflows, while Ethereum ETFs saw no net movement, according to data from Farside Investors.
Several cryptocurrencies among the top 100 by market cap have faced heavy losses over the past seven days, with a few tokens seeing sharp double-digit declines.