2025-12-26 09:23:34

The Ethereum holdings landscape is undergoing dramatic changes.

Data shows that the number of large wallets holding over 100,000 ETH remains at a record high. More notably, those medium-sized wallets controlling 1,000 to 10,000 ETH have been accumulating steadily since early 2025, repeatedly setting new records.

In contrast, retail investors holding 100-1,000 ETH—what we often call retail investors—have been continuously selling over the past four years. They haven't stopped.

How obvious is this contrast? Major players are filling their warehouses, while small retail investors are constantly giving up.

These actions reveal the clues. Who is quietly accumulating, and who is anxiously fleeing? The signals couldn't be clearer. Smart money is betting on ETH. The only suspense is when the market will validate their judgment.

In other words, in a year or two, ETH's price trend could surprise everyone. The current on-chain game will ultimately be spoken through numbers.

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BagHolderTillRetire

· 4h ago

It's the same old argument... Retail investors have been crashing the market for four years, but I haven't seen ETH go up? Big players accumulating is real, but it also depends on when the price cooperates. Smart money, no matter how smart, still has to wait for the market to give face. Ultimately, it still depends on what the Fed does; don't just focus on on-chain data. What can I say, I'm just lying flat now, whether it rises or not. So what if the signals are clear, I still lose money if I do. If this wave really doubles as they say, I'll close all my trapped positions.

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RetroHodler91

· 4h ago

Large investors are疯狂吸筹, retail investors are still cutting losses, this game is really uncertain. --- Wait, are medium-sized accounts of 10,000-100,000 really accumulating? Why does it feel like people around me are still losing money? --- Four years of continuous selling... I was the one selling, and now I kind of regret it. --- Smart money has already gotten on board, and we're still watching the excitement from the roadside. --- Will ETH really turn around, or is this just another routine of cutting leeks? --- The data looks good, but the key is when can we start making money. --- It seems like it's just preheating for a certain pump, same old routine. --- Will medium-sized accounts accumulate and then rise? I don't believe it, unless the overall market also rises. --- In another year or two? Then my principal will be gone long ago. --- Retail investors are fleeing, big players are lurking, I've seen this script too many times.

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liquiditea_sipper

· 5h ago

Big whales are accumulating, retail investors are running, how many times have we seen this story... --- It's the same old story, big fish eat small fish, looking at the data is satisfying, but what about when it comes to real betting? --- No, I just want to know if this hype is the same routine as last time. --- The 1-10K range is the most aggressive, quietly accumulating coins, that's true intelligence. --- I believe retail investors have been selling off for four years, but are the big players really absorbing or still gambling? --- Prices can be shocking, but only if they haven't really run away, right? --- The story of smart money is told every day, but the question is, when will it be our turn to profit?

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HodlKumamon

· 5h ago

The data is so clear, retail investors are still cutting losses, I just don't understand... Is smart money really quietly accumulating? If this wave is real, then let's wait for the day when small retail investors are validated, keep holding on. Big players are stockpiling while small retail investors are fleeing, this comparison chart makes it obvious. Wait, are mid-tier investors with 10,000-100,000 really continuously adding to their positions? Feels a bit unbelievable. It's just a gamble on the future, anyway I am dollar-cost averaging to the end, whatever the outcome, it will be like this. Looking at these data, it's quite intense, are the big players' goals really that obvious? Retail investors are cutting losses again, big players are eating up the chips, we've heard this story countless times. Honestly, looking at these on-chain movements, ETH is indeed interesting, but whether to go all-in is another matter.

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