🤑 Crypto's big Friday led to Bitcoin and Ethereum seeing enormous new trader leveraged and margin trades opening up on exchanges. However, Solana's own return above $140 is seeing very little. Consider this a bullish sign for SOL, as euphoric traders are looking elsewhere.

⛏️ Bitcoin and Ethereum mining wallets have seen declining supply held since the first half of 2024. With this latest mild rebound, look for a jump in their combined supplies as a strong signal the next bull run is approaching.

🥳 A surge of positive Bitcoin commentary across social media has come in over the past week. So much so that the ratio of positive comments is more than double the amount of negative comments for the first time in over a year.

The crowd's sudden optimism toward crypto's top asset is concerning, as prices traditionally top when this level of FOMO is present. Look for traders to "slow their roll" and start to express FUD again. When the crowd begins conveying doubt again, BTC will truly begin testing its March all-time high market values.

📈 Ethereum has just hit a 4-month high in network growth, on a day (Sunday) that is traditionally the least active of the week. 126,210 new wallets created is indicative of rising network utility and anticipated price bounces from the $2,200-$2,300 level.

📺 Our latest video market update with ThinkingCrypto looks at the whales' continued coin-hoarding ways. We also discuss whether the dying meme coin hype (for now) is exactly what crypto needs for a bounce!

📈 Ethereum continues to separate itself from Bitcoin in terms of wallet growth:

🪙 Bitcoin: 54.18M Total Holders (-0.1% in 3 Months)
🪙 Ethereum: 126.96M Total Holders (+3.3% in 3 Months)
🪙 Tether: 5.99M Total Holders (+4.0% in 3 Months)

🐳 The decline in overall whale activity across most crypto assets has become more and more noticeable. Peak 2024 $100K+ transaction weeks for BTC & ETH compared to recently:

Bitcoin:
March 13-19: 115.1K Whale Transactions
August 21-27: 60.2K Whale Transactions

Ethereum:
March 13-19: 115.1K Whale Transactions
August 21-27: 31.8K Whale Transactions

Be mindful that a decline in whale activity doesn't necessarily mean they are dumping or prices are likely to drop as a result. Top addresses notoriously become most active during times when volatility is at its highest.

Overall, among activity that is happening from whales, Santiment data still indicates a steady flow of accumulation despite less overall transactions.