{"id":16302,"date":"2022-01-10T16:37:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T15:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=16302"},"modified":"2022-01-10T16:38:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T15:38:08","slug":"ftx-pushes-shib-down-from-1-spot-as-largest-holding-among-whales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ftx-pushes-shib-down-from-1-spot-as-largest-holding-among-whales\/","title":{"rendered":"FTX Pushes SHIB Down from #1 Spot as Largest Holding Among Whales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FTX\u00a0defeats\u00a0Shiba Inu for the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/shiba-inu-defeats-ftx-token-to-among-eth-chains.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16020\">#1 spot<\/a> as the biggest token position among whales. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiba-Inu-and-FTX-Token-Battle-for-Biggest-Whale-Holding-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"FTX Pushes SHIB Down from #1 Spot as Largest Holding Among Whales\" class=\"wp-image-15995\" width=\"1170\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiba-Inu-and-FTX-Token-Battle-for-Biggest-Whale-Holding-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiba-Inu-and-FTX-Token-Battle-for-Biggest-Whale-Holding-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiba-Inu-and-FTX-Token-Battle-for-Biggest-Whale-Holding-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiba-Inu-and-FTX-Token-Battle-for-Biggest-Whale-Holding-750x440.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiba-Inu-and-FTX-Token-Battle-for-Biggest-Whale-Holding-1140x668.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiba-Inu-and-FTX-Token-Battle-for-Biggest-Whale-Holding.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><figcaption>FTX Pushes SHIB Down from #1 Spot as Largest Holding Among Whales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FTX Flips Shiba Inu as Biggest Token Position Among Whales<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whalestats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhaleStats<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> analytics platform, FTX has flipped Shiba Inu to become the largest token position in USD. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/shiba-inu-defeats-ftx-token-to-among-eth-chains.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16020\">SHIB<\/a> had previously held the coveted distinction of being the largest token held by the top 1,000 ETH wallets in terms of USD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The native crypto asset of FTX, a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform, is FTT. The current price per FTT is $37.55, showing a 2.77 percent gain in the last 24 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/ftx-token\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CoinMarketCap<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> data, FTT has a circulating quantity of 138,768,340 coins and is the 32nd largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u.today\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/736\/public\/inline-images\/10012022%202222.PNG\" alt=\"FTX Pushes SHIB Down from #1 Spot as Largest Holding Among Whales. WhaleStats\" width=\"1046\" height=\"335\" \/><figcaption>FTX Pushes SHIB Down from #1 Spot as Largest Holding Among Whales. <em>Source:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whalestats.com\/\">WhaleStats<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to WhaleStats, the top 1,000 Ethereum wallets now possess $1,506,665,200 worth of FTX tokens, accounting for 14.52 percent of all token holdings that accept ETH. Ethereum whales own $1,494,649,701 worth of Shiba Inu, accounting for 14.4% of total holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The little difference between the two tokens enhances the possibility that the positions may be reversed soon, with SHIB restoring its previous position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to WhaleStats data, the Shiba Inu holder base continues to increase, with a current holder count of 1,130,172. At press time, Shiba Inu was trading at $0.0000279, ranking 13th in terms of market capitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Whales are starting to congregate once more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During instances of dips and consolidation, large crypto investors tend to increase their holdings in anticipation of better pricing. According to WhaleStats, as the market looks for relief from recent falls, Fantom and Chainlink are among the top 10 tokens whales are buying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last 12 hours, WhaleStats recorded three major Chainlink trades. To begin with, an ETH whale rated 122nd among the top 1,000 ETH wallets tracked by WhaleStats purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhaleStats\/status\/1480478299268730882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">36,999<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> LINK, or $1,020,445 in value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\ud83d\udc0b An ETH whale just bought 36,999\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24link&src=ctag&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$link<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\u00a0($1,020,445 USD).<\/p><p>Ranked #122 on WhaleStats:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WXSG9vh0FC\">https:\/\/t.co\/WXSG9vh0FC<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p><p>Transaction:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vMsg9tPw27\">https:\/\/t.co\/vMsg9tPw27<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LINK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LINK<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ERC20?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ERC20<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DEFI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DEFI<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ETH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ETH<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/whalestats?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#whalestats<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p><cite>\u2014 WhaleStats &#8211; the top 1000 Ethereum richlist (@WhaleStats)\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhaleStats\/status\/1480478299268730882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2022<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, another ETH whale rated 126th <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhaleStats\/status\/1480478291324772352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchased<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> 38,001 LINK, valued at $1,048,067, while another whale ranked 997th purchased 65,999 LINK, worth $1,851,285 on the data tracking site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FTX\u00a0defeats\u00a0Shiba Inu for the #1 spot as the biggest token position among whales. FTX Flips Shiba Inu as Biggest Token Position Among Whales According to data from the WhaleStats analytics platform, FTX has flipped Shiba Inu to become the largest token position in USD. 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