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Whale

Someone who owns a huge amount of cryptocurrency. Their trades are so big they can move prices when they buy or sell.

Example

A wallet holding 10,000 Bitcoin. When they sell even a small portion, it can cause prices to drop noticeably.

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πŸ“ŠKey Numbers

1,000+ BTC
Bitcoin Whale
commonly used threshold
10,000+ ETH
ETH Whale
significant holder

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