UNI has crashed below $2.50 for the first time in five years. The token is now trading more than 90% down from its 2021 peak around $45, a brutal washout that would discourage most retail holders. Yet the selling pressure tells only half the story.
On-chain data reveals a curious pattern. Major UNI holders, the whales that move markets, are actually stepping in to buy. Binance withdrawals of large blocks have hit their highest monthly average since 2019, with some single days seeing outflows exceeding typical monthly volumes. These aren't panic exits. They're accumulation moves, the kind that precede sharp reversals.
The disconnect is striking. Price collapsed while smart money loaded positions. This divergence has played out before in crypto, usually when institutional players spot value others miss. Whether whales are right about a bounce remains an open question, but their conviction is real enough to show up in settlement data.
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