Whale Exchange Deposit Volume
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- 3M3M
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- 1Y1Y
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About this metric
What it measures
Whale Exchange Deposit Volume sums the BTC transferred from entities classified as large holders to tracked exchange addresses each day. Entity grouping links addresses believed to share control, so the classification concerns the sender's holdings rather than the amount of each individual deposit.
How to read it
Rising volume shows more BTC arriving at exchanges from the identified large-holder group; falling volume means a smaller contribution in BTC. The daily total reached about 129,507 BTC on November 5, 2015. Compare it with Whale Exchange Deposit Count: higher volume with few deposits implies a different transfer mix from high volume spread across many deposits.
A large holder can send a small amount, and a deposit can be collateral or settlement rather than a sale. Entity clustering and exchange labels are estimates, while intermediary routes may hide the original source; this is identified cohort activity, not a complete record of every large investor.
- Frequency
- Daily (UTC 00:00)
- Asset
- BTC
- Category
- Transfers & Transactions
- Type
- Single value
- Unit
- BTC
- Data since
- 2011-08-19
- Latest data
- 2026-10-27
- Data points
- 5,549
FAQ
Does every whale deposit have to be a large BTC transfer?
No. Whale classification applies to the source entity's holdings, not a minimum amount for each deposit. A classified entity can transfer a small portion of its balance.
How does whale deposit volume differ from whale deposit count?
Volume adds the BTC deposited; count adds the deposit events. Comparing both helps distinguish larger average deposits from more frequent small transfers by the same cohort.
Does a rise in whale deposits prove large holders reduced their holdings?
No. These are gross deposits, without subtracting withdrawals or other receipts. The entity may also retain economic ownership when coins move to an exchange account.
