When panic hits the crypto market, most people sell their altcoins. However, that’s also exactly when the smartest investors act. In other words, not everyone was panicking. Some of the biggest players were quietly adding altcoins to their positions. They made moves that most people didn’t even notice.
Whales don’t just buy randomly. In contrast, they have strategies, and knowing what altcoins they pick can give you an edge. In this video, I break down the exact altcoins that whales targeted during the dip. So, stick around. You’ll see the crash from the perspective of the people who profit while others fear.
Ripple ($XRP)
I will kick this list of altcoins off with Ripple and its $XRP token. Like with most altcoins, there was serious drama. $XRP dropped on Friday from $2.83 to $1.77. However, within half a day it was back up to $2.49.
Santiment data show that $XRP whales bought no less than 1.04 billion $XRP. This happened straight after the crash. That’s worth around $2.54 billion. How much of a classic “buy the dip” signal do you need? This is what some of the strongest hands in the market are telling you.
They accumulated while panic selling subsided. And here’s also the reason why the exchange supply remained flat. They bought tokens from liquidated positions. However, most often this happens with OTC (over-the counter) deals. These OTC deals don’t show up on the spot charts. In other words, there’s no exchange outflow. These are wallets that already hold over wallets holding over 1 billion $XRP. So, we’re talking big guns here.
Today’s $XRP price kept going up to $2.59. That’s about 13% away of the $XRP price before the crash. So, it seems that the road to recovery for $XRP and many other altcoins has started.
Ethereum ($ETH)
Ethereum ($ETH) is another one of the altcoins that crashed hard. It went from $4,350 to $3,753 in only 12 hours. That’s a 13.7% crash right there. However, amidst all the chaos, some cool heads stayed on top of things.
Two new wallets, took $ETH off exchanges. Lookonchain credits these to Tommy Lee’s Bitmine. Combined, they withdrew 33,323 $ETH. That’s around $126.4 million. The wallets withdrew from their accounts on FalconX and Kraken. This shows long-term conviction. Instead of panic selling, the holders moved their $ETH to noncustodial wallets.
Whales and institutions are still accumulating $ETH amid the market crash.
Two new wallets(likely belonging to #Bitmine) withdrew 33,323 $ETH($126.4M) from #FalconX and #Kraken.
OTC whale bought 14,165 $ETH($55.5M) through #FalconX, #Coinbase, and #Wintermute.… pic.twitter.com/N9K2jTT3bh
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) October 11, 2025
Furthermore, there was also an $ETH OTC deal amidst this chaos. A different whale bought 14,165 $ETH or $55.5 million. Another whale bought $92 million worth of $ETH on October 12th. That was around 24,533 $ETH. Erica Hazel on X states that whales accumulated $480 million worth of $ETH. Everybody else was trying to sell or got liquidated.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
A WHALE BOUGHT $92 MILLION IN $ETH AFTER THE MARKET CRASH.
THEY LIQUIDATED EVERYONE AND NOW BUYING THE DIP. pic.twitter.com/y7Ng3RTnxN
— Max Crypto (@MaxCryptoxx) October 11, 2025
However, there were also whales who sold off. One whale sold $45.9 million worth of $ETH. Nonetheless, that still leaves a positive whale balance. It also didn’t take long for $ETH to reclaim the 4K price tag. The current $ETH price is $4,187.
WHALE SELLS $45.9M IN $ETH!
SOME WHALES ARE TAKING ETHEREUM PROFITS 👀 pic.twitter.com/gvjQsDdzI6
— That Martini Guy ₿ (@MartiniGuyYT) October 12, 2025
Chainlink ($LINK)
Chainlink ($LINK) is next in line of the altcoins favored by whales over the weekend. Nansen-derived reporting shows whale wallets increased their $LINK holdings by ~22.45%. These are wallets that hold over 100k $LINK.
In other words, whales added roughly 0.76 million $LINK over the weekend. That’s a round $13 to $14 million. So, large holders accumulated $LINK quietly.
Together, whales hold 4.16 million $LINK. Among these, the top 100 increased their holdings by 0.14%. They collectively hold now 646.48 million $LINK. So, they added around 0.9 million $LINK, which equates to $16.3 million.
On the other hand, Ali Martinez on X claims that whales sold 3.23 million $LINK last week. On October 11th, 18.75 million $LINK unlocked. This added to the sell pressure. This unlock couldn’t have happened at a more unfavorable moment.
The #Chainlink non-circulating supply wallet unlocked and deposited 18.75M $LINK ($387M) to #Binance again today, after 4 months.https://t.co/zMnpi2jzF0 pic.twitter.com/NaUhPOhDRq
— Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) October 11, 2025
The current $LINK price is $19.53. That’s $3 down from its price before the crash, or around 13%. Like other altcoins, $LINK also crashed hard. It dropped from $22.53 to $16.65. That’s a 26% drop. However, there’s also a wick down to $7.90. That’s almost a 65% drop. Many other altcoins dropped 80%. See the picture below.
Source: Binance
Uniswap ($UNI)
Uniswap ($UNI) also saw whales in action. They added some 660k $UNI to their wallets. That was worth around $4 million. Another whale bought $11.5K worth of $UNI. So, not the biggest numbers, but these whales knew what they were doing.
A $wBTC whale just bought $11.5K of $UNI at $5.72B MC 🐳
— Whale Watch Base by Moby (@basewhales) October 10, 2025
$UNI dropped from $8.21 to $5.60. That’s a 31% drop. However, $UNI had a wick to $2. See the picture below. That’s a massive 75% drop. The current $UNI price is back at $6.76, that’s 10% up on the day. According to Mitrade, this break through $6.70 means that $UNI may go to $8 and $9.60.
Source: Binance
What stands out, though, is that Uniswap did close to $9 billion in trading volume on October 11th. That’s well above the norm. Uniswap didn’t show any signs of stress or have downtime. That’s impressive, and that’s how DeFi platforms should work.
Large sell offs are good reminders of how DeFi is simply built different
Uniswap did close to $9b in trading volume today – well above the norm – with no stress or downtime https://t.co/z9SFPCKx1Q
— Hayden Adams 🦄 (@haydenzadams) October 11, 2025
Bitcoin deserves an honorable mention. BlackRock bought 45,000 BTC worth $5 Billion at an average price of $105,000 during the flash crash.
Conclusion
So, there’s one thing I noticed. This price crash was an engineered shakeout of leveraged positions. It wasn’t a fundamental shift in whale confidence.
I also noticed that large whales and funds appear to have used OTC to buy the dip. In other words, they didn’t drive the spot market down further. While some retail panic selling occurred on spot exchanges, OTC desks reported net buy-side demand. This indicates confidence in medium-term rebounds.
So, did you have any dry powder left to buy this dip? Or did you panic? Tell me you didn’t sell! However, I truly hope that you didn’t get liquidated. Leverage can be tricky. Let me know in the comments if you expect a rebound. Or if we still will see new ATHs during Q4. Join our X and Discord channels and join our discussions there.
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