The largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, Binance, recently received over $505 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) tokens from an unknown wallet. This transaction was recorded as one of the “largest transfers in five years” from self-custody to a cryptocurrency exchange.
273,781 Ether have been transferred from an anonymous wallet to the Binance exchange in the last 16 hours. According to on-chain data tracked by Whale Alerts, this Ethereum transaction was worth $505 million at the time of the transfer, which occurred on May 1, 2023 at 14:09:59 UTC. Furthermore, it caused the ETH network to experience its largest daily exchange supply increase since the day before the “Merge”. according to market intelligence platform Santiment.
Is Ethereum’s bullish trend over?
Ethereum price fell below the pivot level of $1,880 and entered a bearish zone. Similar to how Bitcoin fell below $28,000, ETH continued to fall while trading below the $1,850 support.
Furthermore, the price of the altcoin fluctuated near the $1,800 mark. A bottom has emerged and the price is consolidating its losses near $1,805. ETH is currently trading below $1,850 and the 100 hourly simples moving average. On the hourly chart of ETH/USD, a significant downtrend line also appears with resistance near $1,835.
According to data from CoinMarketCap, ETH traded at $1,828.41 with a 24-hour trading volume of $7.3 billion and a market capitalization of $219 billion. The Ethereum price continues to drop by more than 1.15% in one day.
In general, Ethereum whale activity can play a significant role in the volatility and general direction of the Ethereum market. However, it is important to note that cryptocurrency markets are complex and influenced by many other factors.
