{"id":39840,"date":"2025-07-31T19:16:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=39840"},"modified":"2025-07-31T19:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:16:56","slug":"ftx-stakes-79m-in-eth-whales-are-buying-blackrocks-etha-keep-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=39840","title":{"rendered":"FTX Stakes $79M in ETH, Whales Are Buying, BlackRock\u2019s ETHA Keep Growing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><b>TL;DR<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTX staked $79M ETH after withdrawing $75M, signaling renewed activity from major crypto players.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BlackRock now holds 2.5% of all ETH, adding $375M more through its growing Ethereum ETF.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eleven new whale wallets added 722K ETH since July, with most already staked for the long term.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethereum ETFs saw $5.41B in July inflows, beating combined gains from the last eleven months.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>FTX Moves ETH From Bybit, Then Stakes It<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-chain data tracked by Lookonchain shows that FTX and Alameda Research staked 20,736 ETH, valued at around $79 million, within the past few hours. The move follows a previous withdrawal of 21,650 ETH from crypto exchange Bybit. That withdrawal, carried out between December 17, 2024, and January 9, 2025, totaled $75.3 million at an average price of $3,478 per ETH.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FTX\/Alameda staked 20,736 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$ETH<\/a>($79M) an hour ago.<\/p>\n<p>Between Dec 17, 2024, and Jan 9, 2025, FTX\/Alameda withdrew 21,650 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$ETH<\/a>($75.3M) from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bybit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#Bybit<\/a> at an average price of $3,478.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RBSW7DEx21\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/RBSW7DEx21<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5E0ku6WGni\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/5E0ku6WGni<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/1950741026790166980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time of writing, ETH trades at $3,860. The price has increased 1% in the last 24 hours and 7% over the past seven days. These ETH transfers and staking actions add to a trend of growing market activity around the asset.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>BlackRock and Other Firms Continue ETH Accumulation<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BlackRock added $375 million in ETH to its holdings this week. The firm now controls about 2.5% of Ethereum\u2019s total circulating supply, which translates to over $11.4 billion in ETH, based on current prices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, the iShares Ethereum ETF, launched in 2024, has now acquired more than 3 million ETH, according to Nate Geraci\u2019s recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NateGeraci\/status\/1950547149487308930\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Since July 12 alone, it has added another 1 million ETH.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BLACKROCK BOUGHT $375M OF ETH THIS WEEK<\/p>\n<p>THEY CURRENTLY HOLD 2.46% OF THE ETH SUPPLY WORTH $11.32B<\/p>\n<p>THE LARGEST ASSET MANAGER IN THE WORLD IS BUYING <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$ETH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BksJOvUjdQ\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/BksJOvUjdQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arkham (@arkham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arkham\/status\/1950779357615792577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ether Machine, a company focused on ETH accumulation, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/the-ether-machine-marks-ethereums-10th-birthday-with-major-eth-treasury-purchase-302517625.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bought<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 15,000 ETH this week for $56.9 million. This brings its total ETH holdings to over 334,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, it also confirmed that additional capital remains available for further ETH purchases. With this latest transaction, The Ether Machine now holds more ETH than the Ethereum Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SharpLink, a Nasdaq-listed company, made yet another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lookonchain\/status\/1950832788623818865?s=46\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">purchase<\/a> earlier today, adding 11,359 ETH, which brings its total to 449,276 (worth $1.73 billion).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A significant portion of the newly acquired ETH has already been staked.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Whale Wallets Enter the Market With Billions in ETH<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eleven new wallets have acquired a total of 722,152 ETH, worth $2.77 billion, since July 9. Three of those wallets added 73,821 ETH, worth $283 million, in the past 24 hours. The data was tracked by Crypto Rover.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>WHALES KEEP BUYING MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$ETH<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3 FRESH WALLETS JUST ACCUMULATED ANOTHER 73,821 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$ETH<\/a> ($283M).<\/p>\n<p>SINCE JULY 9, A TOTAL OF 11 FRESH WALLETS HAVE ACCUMULATED 722,152 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$ETH<\/a> ($2.77B). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rnywoQdg07\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/rnywoQdg07<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crypto Rover (@rovercrc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rovercrc\/status\/1950787632448823422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of these new wallets are staking their ETH. This reduces the circulating supply and signals long-hold strategies. These new holders are joining a broader trend of long-term ETH accumulation by large entities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>ETF Inflows Surge in July<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ethereum-etf-inflows-soar-in-july-outpacing-last-11-months-combined\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Ethereum ETFs brought in $5.41 billion in net inflows during July. That figure is higher than the $4.21 billion combined inflows from the 11 previous months. Since their launch in July 2024, ETH ETFs have received $9.62 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier in the year, flows were more uneven. The first quarter of 2025 saw low inflows and a brief outflow in March. By contrast, November and December 2024 saw stronger interest, with inflows of $1.05 billion and $2.08 billion, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ftx-stakes-79m-in-eth-whales-are-buying-blackrocks-etha-keep-growing\/\">FTX Stakes $79M in ETH, Whales Are Buying, BlackRock\u2019s ETHA Keep Growing<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR FTX staked $79M ETH after withdrawing $75M, signaling renewed activity from major crypto players. BlackRock now holds 2.5% of all ETH, adding $375M more through its growing Ethereum ETF. Eleven new whale wallets added 722K ETH since July, with most already staked for the long term. Ethereum ETFs saw $5.41B in July inflows, beating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-39840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39840\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}