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Whale Categories
Whale
An address moving 500–999 BTC per transaction (large-holder tier)
Definition
Transactions of 500 BTC or larger but below the Mega Whale threshold (1,000 BTC). Common for large traders, OTC desks, exchange operations, and treasury management. Most actionable tier for daily flow analysis.
Context anchor
500 BTC ≈ $30M; ~15-30 whale-tier moves per day chain-wide
Example
500 BTC move qualifies as a Whale TX — typical large-holder activity
Also known as
whalebtc whalelarge holder