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One day before the U.S. CPI print, crypto whales are showing clear positioning. While Bitcoin stays near highs, it’s mid-cap altcoins that are drawing attention from the top wallets.
Over the past 7 days, tokens like 1inch ($1INCH), Chainlink ($LINK), and Curve ($CRV) have seen fresh accumulation, visible through holder balance spikes and small exchange outflows. Here’s a closer look at where the money’s moving and what it might mean.
1inch ($1INCH)
In the last 24 hours, whale holdings for 1inch rose by 5.65%, pushing the total balance held by these wallets to 9.56 million tokens. At the same time, the top 100 addresses still hold about 1.26 billion $1INCH, though their share slightly dipped, hinting at redistribution rather than exits.
The balance chart shows a steady lift from around midday onwards on July 14, indicating fresh demand while the token price hovered between $0.32 and $0.33. Meanwhile, smart money and exchange balances barely moved, suggesting the action was mainly large wallet accumulation.
Despite a 5.65% surge in whale holdings, the $1INCH price dipped by nearly 8% day-on-day, suggesting whales may be positioning early ahead of expected on-chain volume spikes, rather than chasing short-term gains.
Crypto whales may be rotating into 1inch as a bet on DEX activity surging if CPI drops and risk-on sentiment returns, boosting on-chain trading volumes.
Chainlink ($LINK)
From July 10 onward, $LINK saw a 6.19% increase in whale holdings, now sitting at 2.84 million tokens. The most notable surge came between July 11 and 12, with a visible jump in balance just before the token price hit local highs near $16.
Top 100 addresses now hold 654.73 million $LINK, up slightly from earlier in the week. Exchange balances dropped 1.51%, supporting the view that $LINK is moving to self-custody or cold wallets. The price of $LINK surged almost 18% over the past week, which shows that crypto whales have been accumulating.
This hints at renewed optimism.
Curve DAO ($CRV)
$CRV’s crypto whale wallets added 1.65% more tokens, taking total holdings to 6.18 million. Though the shift is small, the pattern is consistent across the last 24 hours; the yellow balance line shows a steady climb throughout the night and into the morning of July 14.
The top 100 wallet holdings increased slightly by 0.06%, suggesting large holders are gradually re-accumulating. $CRV’s price climbed toward $0.69, up almost 7% day-on-day, in line with the whale accumulation patterns.
Curve specializes in stablecoin swaps, offering low fees and deeper liquidity: traits that attract big money looking for a hedge when inflation data is due, like the U.S. CPI release tomorrow.
Honorary Mention: SPX6900 ($SPX)
The SPX6900 token, often viewed as the sector index for meme coins, showed a 1.1% rise in crypto whale holdings, and top 100 wallets added 4.63% more tokens this week. While smaller in scale compared to the others, the directional flow adds weight to the broader meme coin rotation narrative.
The token price moved closer to $1.60, and the inflow pattern from July 10–13 shows coordinated entry points.
Even with CPI-driven caution, this quiet uptick in $SPX hints that some traders are still betting on the meme coin supercycle to continue, especially if inflation data favors risk-on sentiment.