Ethereum ($ETH) surged past the $2,200 mark during early Asian trading hours today, reaching its highest level in over a month.
As the second-largest cryptocurrency extends its green streak from the weekend, on-chain data reveals crypto whales are capitalizing on the momentum with notable accumulation.
Ethereum Whales Ramp Up Accumulation
Lookonchain reported that Erik Voorhees, an early Bitcoin advocate and the founder of ShapeShift, has resumed buying $ETH after a roughly 1-year hiatus.
Voorhees had sold 12,886 $ETH for approximately $42.83 million at an average price of $3,324 a year ago. In March 2026, two wallets linked to him have accumulated 23,393 $ETH, worth about $49.08 million. The average purchase price was $2,098.
“He still holds 35.25M USDT and may buy more $ETH,” Lookonchain wrote.
The platform also highlighted that a wallet (0xf792) linked to an early Ethereum contributor has also spent $17.46 million to purchase 7,769 $ETH at an average price of $2,248.
The buying trend is not new. BeInCrypto reported that since March 11, wallet 0x8E34 has withdrawn 80,157 $ETH from exchanges. At the same time, another large investor, wallet 0x743d, spent $24.79 million to purchase 11,985 $ETH.
Whale 0x2d85, who sold $ETH at a high price of ~$4,300 six months ago, just bought 5,003 $ETH($10.9M) at $2,179 after 6 months of inactivity.https://t.co/calmuM1Cvi pic.twitter.com/uF6is3ZCuJ
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) March 13, 2026
Overall, whale wallet holdings rose from 113.47 million to 121.45 million between March 12 and press time, an increase of approximately 7.98 million, according to Santiment data.
Ethereum Whale Holdings. Source: Santiment
Institutional demand is also picking up. Spot Ethereum ETFs have recorded three consecutive weeks of net inflows, per SoSoValue data.
Whether this momentum can sustain $ETH at higher levels will likely depend on broader market conditions and continued accumulation in the weeks ahead.
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