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Τον Μάρτιο του 2022, η Chain επαναπροσδιόρισε το token της από CHN σε XCN και γνώρισε ευρεία επιτυχία. Το κοινό, πολλαπλών περιουσιακών στοιχείων, κρυπτογραφικό καθολικό έχει λάβει σημαντική προσοχή από την αγορά και αυξήθηκε σε αξία σχεδόν κατά 50% τους πρώτους μήνες μετά την κυκλοφορία.
Έπειτα, μετά την εφαρμογή αναβαθμίσεων που περιλάμβαναν την Αποκεντρωμένη Αυτόνομη Οργάνωση της Chain (DAO), την κυκλοφορία beta του προϊόντος Chain Cloud, το staking του XCN, καθώς και την εισαγωγή σε διάφορα ανταλλακτήρια κρυπτονομισμάτων, η Chain (XCN) έφτασε στην υψηλότερη τιμή της στην ιστορία της. Ένα αξιόλογο επίτευγμα για το οικοσύστημα της Chain, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη ότι η ευρύτερη αγορά κρυπτονομισμάτων βρισκόταν σε πτώση εκείνη την περίοδο.
Τι είναι το Chain;
Το Chain είναι μια υποδομή cloud blockchain που επιτρέπει στις εταιρείες να δημιουργούν και να παρέχουν βελτιωμένες λύσεις χρηματοοικονομικών υπηρεσιών μέσω του μοναδικού κλειστού blockchain δικτύου τους. Αυτό τους δίνει την ευκαιρία να αναβαθμίσουν την τεχνολογία τους σε blockchain χωρίς να αντιμετωπίζουν τους κινδύνους που συνδέονται με τα μεγαλύτερα δημόσια δίκτυα. Η πλατφόρμα τους επιτρέπει να εκδίδουν, αποθηκεύουν και μεταφέρουν ψηφιακά περιουσιακά στοιχεία στα ιδιωτικά ανεξάρτητα δίκτυα της εταιρείας τους μέσω διαφόρων προϊόντων του οικοσυστήματος Chain.
Σύμφωνα με το whitepaper της πλατφόρμας, το πρωτόκολλο Chain ορίζει ότι "επιτρέπει στους συμμετέχοντες να εκδίδουν και να ελέγχουν τα περιουσιακά στοιχεία τους προγραμματιστικά χρησιμοποιώντας ψηφιακές υπογραφές και προσαρμοσμένους κανόνες."
Σχεδιασμένο για να βελτιώνει τα τρέχοντα προβλήματα στον τομέα των χρηματοοικονομικών εκκαθαρίσεων, το πρωτόκολλο Chain προσφέρει βελτιωμένες λύσεις για τα πάντα, από τα τέλη μεταφοράς μέχρι τη διαφάνεια των συναλλαγων, τις καθυστερήσεις εκκαθάρισης, τα θέματα ασφάλειας και την αναστρεψιμότητα των συναλλαγών.
Άλλα προϊόντα του οικοσυστήματος Chain περιλαμβάνουν μια τυπική και μια premium επιλογή τόσο ενός προϊόντος RPC/API (Remote Procedure Call API) όσο και μιας υπηρεσίας γνωστής ως Sequence.
Το τυπικό RCP/API παρέχει στους χρήστες πρόσβαση σε διάφορες υπηρεσίες εντός του Chain Cloud που τους επιτρέπει να αναπτύσσουν προϊόντα σε δημόσια blockchains. Οι premium επιλογές πρόσβασης παρέχουν πρόσθετες λύσεις και τη δυνατότητα να αναπτύσσουν σε ιδιωτικά δίκτυα. Αυτή η premium επιλογή χρεώνει ένα ετήσιο σταθερό ποσό σε XCN.
Το Sequence παρέχει στους χρήστες της πρόσβαση στην υπηρεσία λογιστικής cloud blockchain της Chain, όπου μπορούν να διαχειρίστουν τα υπόλοιπα σε τοκενοποιημένη μορφή. Και πάλι, υπάρχει μια τυπική επιλογή ή μια premium επιλογή πρόσβασης με πρόσθετα οφέλη, πληρωτέα σε XCN.
Το πρωτόκολλο προσφέρει επίσης στους χρήστες ολοκληρωμένες λύσεις που καλύπτουν τον "σχεδιασμό, ανάπτυξη, συμβατότητα, πώληση και χρήση" NFTs μέσω του προϊόντος Sequence NFT.
Η Αποκεντρωμένη Αυτόνομη Οργάνωση της Chain (DAO) διαχειρίζεται το σύνολο του Πρωτοκόλλου Chain, το οποίο διέπεται από τους κατόχους του token XCN. Για να συμμετέχουν στην Chain DAO και στη διακυβέρνηση του Chain, οι κάτοχοι XCN πρέπει να δεσμεύουν(stake) τα tokens τους.
Ποιος δημιούργησε το Chain;
Το δίκτυο blockchain Chain ιδρύθηκε το 2014 από τον Adam Ludwin, προσφέροντας μια λύση στα σύγχρονα χρηματοοικονομικά συστήματα. Οι προγραμματιστές λάνσαραν το Chain Core αφου συγκέτρωσαν πάνω από $40 εκατομμύρια μέσω χρηματοδότησης και στρατηγικών συνεργασιών με εταιρείες όπως Nasdaq, Orange, Capital One και Citigroup.
Το 2018, η πλατφόρμα πωλήθηκε στην Lightyear Corp., μια θυγατρική του Stellar Development Foundation, αλλά από το 2021, η εταιρεία λειτουργεί πλέον ως ιδιωτική εταιρεία με νέα γραφεία, μετόχους και νέο διοικητικό συμβούλιο.
Πώς λειτουργεί το πρωτόκολλο Chain;
Το Chain επιτρέπει την ύπαρξη και συνεργασία πολλαπλών, ανεξάρτητων δικτύων blockchain, ακόμη και αν αυτά λειτουργούν από διαφορετικές εταιρείες. Χρησιμοποιώντας την αρχή της ελάχιστης εξουσίας, διατηρείται ο έλεγχος των περιουσιακών στοιχείων ξεχωριστός από τον έλεγχο του ledger συγχρονισμού, ώστε όλοι να παραμένουν ασφαλείς.
Το πρωτόκολλο cloud Chain επιτρέπει σε οποιονδήποτε συμμετέχοντα/χρήστη στο δίκτυο να ορίζει και να εκδίδει περιουσιακά στοιχεία δημιουργώντας τα δικά του "προγράμματα έκδοσης." Μετά την έκδοσή τους, οι μονάδες ενός περιουσιακού στοιχείου φυλάσσονται από "προγράμματα ελέγχου," τα οποία γράφονται σε μια ευέλικτη ολοκληρωμένη γλώσσα προγραμματισμού που μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί για τη δημιουργία προηγμένων έξυπνων συμβολαίων(smart contract) για τα δίκτυα blockchain.
Μια ομάδα "υπογραφόντων μπλοκ" ασφαλίζει κάθε δίκτυο. Το σύστημα προστατεύεται από διακλαδώσεις όσο η πλειοψηφία των “υπογραφόντων μπλοκ” ακολουθεί το πρωτόκολλο. Για μεγαλύτερη αποδοτικότητα, το πρωτόκολλο αναθέτει τη δημιουργία μπλοκ σε έναν μόνο "γεννήτορα μπλοκ." Οποιοσδήποτε κόμβος στο δίκτυο μπορεί επίσης να επικυρώσει μπλοκ και να υποβάλει συναλλαγές.
Το λογισμικό Chain Core είναι μια επιχειρησιακή λύση που χρησιμοποιεί το Chain Protocol. Μια έκδοση ανοιχτού κώδικα για προγραμματιστές, του Chain Core είναι διαθέσιμη για λήψη. Επι προσθέτως το Chain χρησιμοποιεί ένα ελεύθερα προσβάσιμο testnet για τη διαχείριση του δικτύου blockchain Chain.
Τι είναι τα XCN tokens;
Το XCN είναι το εγγενές token του οικοσυστήματος Chain και λειτουργεί τόσο ως token χρησιμότητας όσο και ως token διακυβέρνησης. Οι κάτοχοι έχουν τη δυνατότητα να ψηφίζουν σε κοινοτικά προγράμματα και σχέδια βελτίωσης πρωτοκόλλου μέσω της Chain DAO. Το κρυπτονόμισμα προσφέρει επίσης εκπτώσεις σε premium πλάνα, έναν τρόπο πληρωμής για τα τέλη Chain Cloud και Sequence, όπως και την ανάπτυξη κόμβων.
Παράλληλα με την επαναπροσαρμογή του CHN σε XCN, η Chain λάνσαρε επίσης το νέο έξυπνο συμβόλαιο Chain Token στο blockchain του Ethereum. Οι κάτοχοι του CHN έλαβαν XCN tokens με αναλογία 1:1.000. Το Chain (XCN) έχει μέγιστο εφοδιασμό του ύψους 53,47 δισεκατομμυρίων.
Πώς μπορώ να αγοράσω το XCN token;
Για όσους επιθυμούν να ενσωματώσουν το Chain στα κρυπτονομίσματά τους, τα πράγματα έγιναν πολύ πιο εύκολα. Η εφαρμογή Tap πρόσθεσε πρόσφατα το XCN στη λίστα των υποστηριζόμενων νομισμάτων, επιτρέποντας σε οποιονδήποτε έχει λογαριασμό Tap να έχει εύκολη και άνετη πρόσβαση στην αγορά Chain.
Οι χρήστες μπορούν να αγοράσουν/πουλήσουν XCN χρησιμοποιώντας τα διάφορα υπόλοιπα τους είτε από τα κρυπτονομισματικά είτε από τα νομισματικά τους πορτοφόλια ή μπορούν να αγοράσουν το κρυπτονόμισμα με παραδοσιακές μεθόδους πληρωμής όπως τραπεζικές μεταφορές. Μέσω των ενσωματομένων πορτοφολιών στην πλατφόρμα, οι χρήστες μπορούν επίσης να αποθηκεύουν και να διαχειρίζονται εύκολα και άνετα τα XCN τους.

The post-pandemic working world is a different place entirely. These days, many people have given up their nine to five jobs to work from home, joining the gig economy where projects are more short-term and schedules are flexible. After all, all one needs is a reliable internet connection and a space to work.
These temporary projects allow for more freedom when it comes to creative license, time constraints and living a life best suited to the individual. And they just got a whole lot easier thanks to the electronic cash system that is Bitcoin (and other crypto assets).
The Gig Economy Meets Blockchain
There are plenty of upsides to working in the gig economy, most notably that you can pick your own hours. As you are in control of your schedule you can choose your vacation times, you’re your own boss, and you get to choose what jobs you take on.
In the UK alone the gig economy between 2016 and 2019 doubled in size, equating to a staggering 4.7 million workers. Meanwhile, in the European Union, the number of freelancers rose by 24% between 2008 and 2015, from 7.7 million to 9.6 million people.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 36% of all employees in the United States are part of the gig economy, approximately 57 million people. Unfortunately of these 57 million, 58% reported that they have not been paid for work that has been completed.
This problem could be solved through the use of blockchain and smart contracts. Smart contracts are digital agreements that automatically execute once the criteria have been met. Say you agree to complete a project within a certain time frame, once the project is completed and submitted, the payment is released. No need to request or accept payment, the funds are cleared and deposited directly into the relevant account.
Another positive to merging the gig economy with blockchain technology is the use of cryptocurrencies.
4 Reasons Why Getting Paid In Crypto Just Makes Sense
While smart contracts would need to be made in order for them to smoothen out the wrinkles of unpaid jobs, cryptocurrencies are available right now. The benefits of crypto transactions when it comes to working remotely just make sense.
1) Cryptocurrency transactions are fast and cheap
While the thought of using Bitcoin payments might sound scary, they are in fact incredibly simple to send, receive and withdraw. With the use of blockchain technology and the Bitcoin network, international transactions can be completed in minutes with considerably fewer fees. Not just Bitcoin, all digital currencies for that matter.
All you need to do is pick a cryptocurrency, share your wallet address and wait for the crypto transaction to clear. Through the Tap mobile app you can then use the funds to pay bills or sell them for fiat currencies and send them to your personal Tap account to spend as you please or directly to your bank account.
2Anyone can make crypto payments
While opening a bank account is typically a very tedious task, opening a crypto account is very easy. Anyone anywhere in the world can easily create an account, add funds, and start transacting. As the network is entirely digital, employees and employers based anywhere in the world can tap into this and effortlessly make crypto payments.
3) You can work from anywhere
On that note, cryptocurrencies give you the freedom to work anywhere in the world as there are no constraints on receiving payments allowing you to sell your skills in the global market. There has also been an increase in jobs looking for freelancers that are willing to accept Bitcoin, goodbye central banks and hello digital assets
4)Low transaction fees make small jobs worth it
If you've ever been hesitant about accepting small jobs, this is the one for you. When small jobs pay less, the payments might frequently be entirely overwhelmed by the transaction fees associated with receiving your payment for the job.
That is not the case when it comes to some cryptocurrencies, with Litecoin for example charging merely $0.02 per transaction.
How To Get Paid In Cryptocurrencies
If you’ve decided to take the plunge, you can either request that your employer pays in crypto, or specifically look for crypto-paying jobs (more on this below). The next step is to set up an account from where you can receive said crypto.
The Tap mobile app will tick all the boxes, and opening an account is incredibly simple. First, you will need to download the app and then register. You’ll be asked to fill in some personal information and then verify your identity with a government-issued identity document. This is all very normal and is required by law.
Once you are verified, head to the home page, select the Crypto wallet and choose a cryptocurrency you would like to receive / the cryptocurrency you will be paid in. Then select Receive and send the wallet address to your employer/contractor. You will get a notification when the funds arrive in your account.
If you’re looking for jobs that specifically pay in crypto, look to Purse.io, Ethlance and Coinality. These are part of the gig economy and pay in cryptocurrencies. Good luck out there, it will 100% be worth it!

Πληρωμές σε crypto: Ανοίγοντας τις πόρτες της παγκόσμιας αγοράς εργασίας
Το να πληρώνεσαι σε κρυπτονομίσματα έχει αλλάξει εντελώς τον τρόπο με τον οποίο εργάζονται freelancers και remote εργαζόμενοι. Δεν χρειάζεται πια να είσαι στην ίδια χώρα – ή ακόμα και στην ίδια ήπειρο – με τον εργοδότη σου. Οι δουλειές που πληρώνουν σε crypto είναι όχι μόνο πιο προσιτές αλλά και όλο και πιο αποδεκτές.
Ας δούμε πρώτα μερικά από τα βασικά πλεονεκτήματα των πληρωμών μέσω blockchain.
Τα πλεονεκτήματα του να πληρώνεσαι σε crypto
Η ραγδαία εξέλιξη της τεχνολογίας blockchain έχει ενσωματώσει τα crypto στις παραδοσιακές αγορές εργασίας. Από εποχιακά project μέχρι full-time ρόλους, μπορείς πλέον να πληρώνεσαι σε ψηφιακά νομίσματα.
Οι πληρωμές σε crypto προσφέρουν:
- Ταχύτητα: Οι μεταφορές ολοκληρώνονται μέσα σε λίγα λεπτά, χωρίς τραπεζικές καθυστερήσεις.
- Χαμηλά κόστη: Οι προμήθειες είναι σημαντικά χαμηλότερες, διευκολύνοντας και τα μικρά projects.
- Παγκόσμια προσβασιμότητα: Οποιοσδήποτε, από οπουδήποτε, μπορεί να εργαστεί και να πληρωθεί, χωρίς σύνορα ή συναλλαγματικά εμπόδια.
Ειδικά για freelancers, που μετά την πανδημία στράφηκαν μαζικά στην απομακρυσμένη εργασία, η δυνατότητα διεθνών συνεργασιών με άμεσες πληρωμές αποτελεί τεράστιο πλεονέκτημα.
Πού θα βρεις δουλειές που πληρώνουν σε crypto
LaborX
Μια πλατφόρμα τύπου job board που συνδέει εργοδότες με υποψηφίους για προσωρινές και μόνιμες θέσεις. Υποστηρίζει πληρωμές σε διάφορα crypto και διαχειρίζεται από εταιρεία blockchain με έμφαση στις HR λύσεις.
Jobs4Bitcoins
Μια Reddit κοινότητα (r/Jobs4Bitcoins) όπου μπορείς να βρεις δουλειές ή να προσφέρεις τις υπηρεσίες σου. Δεν υπάρχει επίσημος έλεγχος εργοδοτών ή υποψηφίων, οπότε χρειάζεται προσοχή, αλλά οι ευκαιρίες είναι πολλές.
Blocklancer
Πλατφόρμα για εύρεση εργασίας με πληρωμές σε Ethereum. Μπορείς να το ανταλλάξεις εύκολα μέσω της Tap app σε άλλο crypto ή ευρώ. Ιδανική για ειδικότητες όπως content creators, αναλυτές, ειδικοί blockchain.
Bitfortip
Αν προτιμάς κάτι πιο casual, μπορείς να λαμβάνεις tips σε Bitcoin ή άλλα crypto (όπως BCH, NANO, Tezos) απλώς προσφέροντας χρήσιμες ιδέες ή συμβουλές σε ερωτήσεις άλλων χρηστών.
PompCryptoJobs
Μια επαγγελματική πλατφόρμα που ενώνει job seekers με startups και εταιρείες του crypto χώρου. Από data science μέχρι copywriting, θα βρεις πολλές θέσεις πλήρως αμειβόμενες σε crypto.
Πώς να πληρωθείς σε crypto
Αναρωτιέσαι πώς να λάβεις τα χρήματά σου σε Bitcoin ή άλλο κρυπτονόμισμα; Η εφαρμογή Tap έχει την απάντηση.
Δημιούργησε έναν λογαριασμό στο Tap και πάρε άμεσα πρόσβαση σε crypto wallets και τραπεζικούς λογαριασμούς. Απλώς δίνεις στον εργοδότη σου τη διεύθυνση του wallet σου και μόλις σταλούν τα χρήματα, εμφανίζονται στο app σου μέσα σε λίγα λεπτά (ανάλογα με το δίκτυο).
Μπορείς ακόμα να χρησιμοποιείς την κάρτα Tap για να πληρώνεις λογαριασμούς ή καθημερινές αγορές με τα crypto ή ευρώ που έχεις στο λογαριασμό σου – εύκολα και γρήγορα.
Κλείνοντας
Η εργασία και οι πληρωμές σε crypto δεν είναι πια σενάριο επιστημονικής φαντασίας. Με εργαλεία όπως η Tap και τις νέες job boards που στηρίζουν πληρωμές σε ψηφιακά νομίσματα, μπορείς να μπεις άμεσα στον κόσμο των crypto jobs.
Μήπως ήρθε η στιγμή να πληρωθείς στην οικονομία του μέλλοντος;
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BitDAO is building a decentralized token economy open to everybody. Managed by BIT token holders and one of the largest decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), BitDAO is committed to growing the DeFi ecosystem through partner projects and a decentralized economy.
What Is BitDAO?
BitDAO aims to create an accessible tokenized economy that provides support, such as research and development, liquidity bootstrapping and funding, to a wide range of partner projects across the DeFi, DAO, NFT and gaming space. Through co-development offers and token swaps, BitDAO aims to attract developer talent and build a sustainable treasury of top crypto coins.
BitDAO's ultimate goal is to create products that will not only improve BitDAO's efficiency and effectiveness, but also other DAOs. The core product comprises a series of both on-chain and off-chain governance solutions and products; with the latter, DAO treasury management would be able to deploy and monitor assets in order to earn yield.
Moreover, BitDAO plans on providing grants to different teams within the crypto industry for research or development purposes, all of which are voted on by members and given for the public good of cryptocurrency communities worldwide.
Through its DAO structure, the company does not rely on a traditional hierarchy to operate, instead, it is run by a group of token holders that contribute to the platform's development. Token holders are then rewarded in BIT tokens for participating.
Changes to the BitDAO protocol are proposed to the BIT token holders who then have the power to vote on whether these changes are implemented or rejected. While the platform's vision has been outlined, where it ends up will be decided on by governance suggestions and forum participation.
To sum it up, the people who hold BitDAO's tokens, investors, and members of its community will help shape BitDAO's vision which includes dedicating both financial and human resources to support DeFi's development.
What is the BitDAO Treasury?
Controlled by BIT token holders, the BitDAO Treasury is responsible for allocating funds as per decisions made by BIT token holders. The BitDAO Treasury also undertakes token swaps with emerging and existing projects with the intention to support them and incentivize the project's contribution to their success.
The BitDAO Treasury allocation was 30% of the projects initial 10 billion BIT total supply. Monthly contributions from Bybit and varying contributions from DeFi partners, determined by smart contracts, also contribute to the DAO treasury management solutions.
Who created the BitDAO platform?
In a unique move, the BitDAO platform has no founders. While being supported by big names such as Bybit, Peter Thiel, Pantera, Founders Fund and more, the project is entirely run by contributors holding BIT tokens. Bybit is recorded as being an early contributor and is believed to have contributed over $1 billion in funding to the initiative.
Taking the notion of decentralization to a new level, the project has no teams, leaders or companies behind its operations. All changes are proposed by individuals within the community and then voted on by BIT token holders.
How do the BitDAO core protocols work?
BitDAO is governed and administered by the holders of BIT tokens. It works on the DAO mechanism, a common governance structure within the crypto space. The DAO framework gives BIT token holders power over BitDAO decisions and actions through a system of voting on proposals.
The platform supports the following measures, which will only be executed if the proposal receives a positive vote through the DAO system.
- Financing or milestone development grants for development teams and R&D centers who create BitDAO solutions or assist partnered existing and emerging projects.
- Upgrades to BitDAO's fundamental protocols, notably governance and treasury management.
- Token swaps for current and new initiatives.
- The Treasury will deploy funds based on various tactics.
- Grants will be made available for blockchain technology projects, educational programs, as well as other services related to blockchain.
- Support in the way of cash flow through existing assets will be provided to partner initiatives.
There are three ways to get involved with BitDAO: contributing to the project, becoming a partner, or holding the tokens. Contributors and partners can be any DeFi or CeFi project looking to build the BitDAO ecosystem while token holders are considered to "own" the platform as they have the power to recommend and vote on BitDAO's growth strategies as well as the allocation of BitDAO's treasury resources.
Non-token holders are defined as community members and can have their say through the forum and social media channels. Here they can pitch their ideas, which BIT token holders can then choose to embrace.
What is the BIT token?
The BIT token is the native token of the BitDAO ecosystem. The governance token allows for off-chain vote aggregation and delegated voting and provides the opportunity for switching to on-chain governance in the future. The BIT token can best be compared to the COMP token in the Compound Finance ecosystem.
There is a maximum supply of 10,000,000,000 BIT tokens, with the BitDAO Treasury allocation accounting for 30% of these. Token holders technically possess these treasury tokens based on their share of BIT. I.e. if someone holds 10% of the total BIT supply, they have ownership of 10% of the Treasury's 30% supply, equating to an additional 1%.
How BIT token holders can leverage Tap
You can now easily incorporate BitDAO (BIT) into your crypto portfolio by using the Tap app. The Tap app has recently added BIT to the list of supported crypto tokens, allowing anyone to conveniently and securely access the BitDAO market and safely store their BIT tokens.
Users can buy BitDAO (BIT) with fiat currency or engage in token swaps with other supported cryptocurrencies on the platform, or they can use traditional payment methods like bank transfers. The integrated wallets on the platform also make it easy for users to store and manage their BIT cryptocurrency.

We are delighted to announce the listing and support of BitDao (BIT) on Tap !
BIT is now available for trading on the Tap mobile app. You can now Buy, Sell, Trade or hold BIT for any of the other asset supported on the platform without any pair boundaries. Tap is pair agnostic, meaning you can trade any asset for any other asset without having to worries if a "trading pair" is available.
We believe supporting BIT will provide value to our users. We are looking forward to continue supporting new crypto projects with the aim of providing access to financial power and freedom for all.
BitDAO is building a decentralized token economy open to everybody. Managed by BIT token holders and one of the largest decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), BitDAO is committed to growing the DeFi ecosystem through partner projects and a decentralized economy.
BitDAO is governed and administered by the holders of BIT tokens. It works on the DAO mechanism, a common governance structure within the crypto space. The DAO framework gives BIT token holders power over BitDAO decisions and actions through a system of voting on proposals.
Get to know more about BitDao (BIT) in our dedicated article here.

You’ve probably heard whispers about the "whales" swimming in the crypto seas. But these aren’t your typical marine mammals – they’re the ultra-wealthy folks and organizations holding massive amounts of digital currency.
What Exactly is a Crypto Whale?
So, what makes someone a crypto whale? There’s no hard-and-fast rule, but it generally comes down to owning a huge chunk of a coin’s total supply. We’re talking over 10% of the available coins for a particular cryptocurrency. That’s an ocean-sized wallet!
Take Bitcoin, for example. In May 2022, just four wallets controlled over 3% of all Bitcoin in existence. The top 100 wallets? They collectively held over 15%. Now that’s some serious whale power!
Bitcoin isn’t the only one with its share of whales. Dogecoin, the beloved meme coin, had a pretty wild concentration too. In 2022, just 15 addresses held nearly 52% of its total supply. Even Vitalik Buterin, the mastermind behind Ethereum, is considered an Ether whale thanks to his massive stake in the coin he created.
How Whales Make Waves
With that kind of buying power, whales can really make waves in the crypto marketplace. If a whale decides to sell off a giant chunk of their holdings, it creates a tidal wave of downward pressure on prices due to the sheer volume and lack of liquidity. Other crypto enthusiasts are always on the lookout for signs of an impending "whale dump," closely monitoring exchange inflows to spot potential dangers.
Here’s the twist, though – whales keeping their coins locked away actually reduces trading liquidity in the market since there are fewer coins actively circulating. Their massive idle fortunes are like icebergs weighing down the crypto ocean.
Tracking Whale Movements
Not every whale transaction is a sell-off. These giants could simply be migrating to new wallets, switching exchanges, or making monster-sized purchases. But you can bet experienced crypto folks keep a keen eye on those huge whale wallets, carefully tracking any ripples they make to navigate the ever-shifting tides of the market.
Whale Alert is a popular service that tracks these large transactions and reports them, often on Twitter. Whenever a whale makes a big move, it’s usually publicized quickly, giving everyone a heads-up on potential market changes.
Below is an example from Twitter from Whale Alert:

The Human Side of Whales
Behind these massive holdings are real people and organizations. Some whales are early adopters who bought into Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies when they were cheap. Others are companies that have invested heavily in the belief that cryptocurrencies will continue to grow in value. For instance, Ethereum’s founder, Vitalik Buterin, is the biggest Ethereum whale because he holds a significant amount of the cryptocurrency he created.
How whales affect crypto's price
Price volatility can be increased by whales, particularly when they move a significant amount of one cryptocurrency in one go. For example, when an owner tries to sell their BTC for fiat currency, the lack of liquidity and enormous transaction size create downward pressure on Bitcoin's price. When whales sell, other investors become extremely vigilant, looking for hints of whether the whale is "dumping" their crypto (and whether they should do the same).
The exchange inflow mean, also known as the average amount of a certain cryptocurrency deposited into exchanges, is one of the most common indicators crypto investors look for. If the mean transaction volume rises above 2.0, it implies that whales are likely to start dumping if there are a large number of them using the exchange. This can be viewed by regular crypto traders as a time to act before losing any potential profit.
How whales effect liquidity
When it comes to learning about whales and liquidity, one must remember that while whales are generally considered neutral elements in the industry, when a large number of whales hold a particular cryptocurrency, instead of using it, this reduces the liquidity in the market due to there being fewer coins available.
What crypto whales mean to investors
In terms of the relationship between whales and investors, one must remember that there are various situations in which a person may transfer their cryptocurrency holdings. It's worth mentioning that moving one's assets doesn't always indicate that you're selling them; they might be switching wallets or exchanges, or making a major purchase.
Occasionally, whales may sell portions of their holdings in discrete transactions over a longer period to avoid drawing attention to themselves or generating market anomalies that send the price up or down unpredictably. This is why investors keep an eye on known whale addresses to check for the number of transactions and value. This is not necessarily a task that newbie investors need to actively be involved with, however, understanding the terms and how whale accounts can affect the market is recommended.
Why Whales Matter
Whether you love them or hate them, whales are a formidable force in the crypto world, shaping its dynamics in profound ways. These giants, whether they’re creators, collectors, or traders, have a tremendous impact across the digital waters. When they make a move, it can trigger monumental swells that ripple through the entire market.
By understanding whale activity, anyone involved in cryptocurrency can better navigate these choppy waters. Staying informed about whale movements helps both newbies and seasoned traders make smarter decisions and stay afloat in this ever-changing space. Keep an eye on these behemoths; their actions can significantly influence your crypto journey.
While tracking whale activity can offer valuable insights into the cryptocurrency market, it's important to complement this knowledge with expert advice. Consulting with a financial advisor can help you navigate the complexities of investing and ensure your strategies align with your personal financial goals and risk tolerance.
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