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Shiba Inu Transfer That Spooked Market Was Wintermute Custody Shift, Not Whale Dump: Report


by Ikemefula Aruogu
for CoinEdition
SHIB Transfer a Custody Shift, Not Sell-off
  • A recent whale alert triggered a 2.34% decline in SHIB’s price.
  • SHIB’s recent selloff was out of unverified rumors.
  • Wintermute was behind the SHIB transaction, and it was not for a selloff

A cryptocurrency platform has researched the recent Shiba Inu (SHIB) transaction spotted by Whale Alert that triggered panic among the memecoin’s holders, leading to a 2.34% decline in SHIB’s price within 24 hours. 

The crypto platform discovered that the transaction actually involved a change of custody, not a sell-off suspected by many SHIB users, which triggered a panic sell.

Wintermute Identified as Mover of 2.89T SHIB, $43.5M ETH to Coinbase Prime

After researching the transaction, the crypto firm identified Wintermute, a leading algorithmic trading firm, as the originator of these large transfers. Wintermute moved funds, including SHIB and ETH, from BitGo, a digital assets custody and liquidity firm, to Coinbase Prime, the institutional investor arm of the leading US exchang…

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Shiba Inu Transfer That Spooked Market Was Wintermute Custody Shift, Not Whale Dump: Report


by Ikemefula Aruogu
for CoinEdition
SHIB Transfer a Custody Shift, Not Sell-off
  • A recent whale alert triggered a 2.34% decline in SHIB’s price.
  • SHIB’s recent selloff was out of unverified rumors.
  • Wintermute was behind the SHIB transaction, and it was not for a selloff

A cryptocurrency platform has researched the recent Shiba Inu (SHIB) transaction spotted by Whale Alert that triggered panic among the memecoin’s holders, leading to a 2.34% decline in SHIB’s price within 24 hours. 

The crypto platform discovered that the transaction actually involved a change of custody, not a sell-off suspected by many SHIB users, which triggered a panic sell.

Wintermute Identified as Mover of 2.89T SHIB, $43.5M ETH to Coinbase Prime

After researching the transaction, the crypto firm identified Wintermute, a leading algorithmic trading firm, as the originator of these large transfers. Wintermute moved funds, including SHIB and ETH, from BitGo, a digital assets custody and liquidity firm, to Coinbase Prime, the institutional investor arm of the leading US exchang…

The post Shiba Inu Transfer That Spooked Market Was Wintermute Custody Shift, Not Whale Dump: Report appeared first on Coin Edition.

Read the article at CoinEdition

Read More

South Korea’s Stock Market Soars: Will the Gains Trickle Down to Crypto?

South Korea’s Stock Market Soars: Will the Gains Trickle Down to Crypto?

South Korea’s stock index KOSPI has surged to its all-time high in four years and two...
WLFI Slides Toward $0.16 All-Time Low as Market Pressure Mounts

WLFI Slides Toward $0.16 All-Time Low as Market Pressure Mounts

World Liberty Financial’s WLFI, a token linked to US President Donald Trump, has drop...