Whale Wake-ups
basicTracked whale wallets that make their own move again after weeks of silence.
What it is
A tracked wallet that has signed no send or swap of its own for more than 14 days signs one, and you get a ping. Incoming transfers do not count, and neither do token transfers that merely name the wallet as the sender — anyone can create a token and forge one — so dormancy is measured from the last transaction the wallet signed itself. Exchange hot wallets are left out: they move constantly as the exchange shuffles its own funds.
Why it matters
A balance that has been still for weeks takes a deliberate act to move. The alert cannot tell you why it moved — a sale, an OTC settlement and a custody migration all look the same on-chain — but it does tell you that an inert balance is now in motion, and how large it is.
How to read the alert
The alert says what the wallet did — sent a token or swapped one — with the amount (and its dollar size for stablecoins and ETH), and links to the transaction, which shows where the funds went. That destination is the informative part: a transfer into an exchange puts the balance where it can be sold, while a wallet-to-wallet transfer leaves it in self-custody. The days-dormant count shows how unusual the move is for that specific address.
Sample alert
Each alert includes
- Wallet identifier, the chain, and how many days it was dormant
- What it did — a transfer out or a swap — and the token symbol
- Direct link to the transaction