Even as the wider market goes into a consolidation phase in the wake of the post-election rally triggered by Donald Trump’s US presidential win on Nov 5, crypto whales are upping their activity. They’re actively increasing their holdings of selected assets, with Toncoin (TON), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) gaining increasing attention in the second week of 2025.
Toncoin (TON), the cryptocurrency linked to Telegram, is being snapped up by crypto whales, as confirmed by a 220% surge in its large holders’ netflow in the past week, according to IntoTheBlock. Large holders, or ‘whale addresses,’ own over 0.1% of an asset’s circulating supply. A spike in netflow indicates that these addresses are purchasing more coins, suggesting a potential price rally. If this buying spree persists, TON could trend towards a $6 value.
The popular meme coin, Shiba Inu, is also garnering whale attention. Whale addresses which hold between 100,000 and 1,000,000 SHIB, according to analysis by BeInCrypto, have accumulated an additional 1.94 billion SHIB since the beginning of the year, upping their total coin holdings to a record 135.92 billion coins. This continued purchasing of the meme coin could push the price towards $0.000030.
Finally, Arbitrum (ARB) whales have been active during this period. Santiment data reveals that addresses holding between 1,000,000 and 10,000,000 ARB now hold some 2.31 billion, marking a 1% rise over the review period. If this accumulation continues, the value of the Layer-2 token may climb higher as the month progresses.