Crypto Whales Bought These Altcoins in the First Week of January 2025

The post-election rally sparked by Donald Trump’s November 5 US presidential victory has significantly cooled, leading the broader market into a consolidation phase since early 2025.

Despite this slowdown, crypto whales remain active, ramping up their accumulation of select assets in the first week of the year. Among the tokens drawing heightened whale interest are Toncoin (TON), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET).

Toncoin (TON)

Telegram-linked Toncoin (TON) is among the altcoins that crypto whales bought this week. The surge in its large holders’ netflow confirms this. According to IntoTheBlock, this has rocketed by 220% in the past seven days. 

Large holders are whale addresses that own more than 0.1% of an asset’s circulating supply. Their netflow tracks the difference between the coins they buy and sell over a set period. When their netflow spikes, these whale addresses are purchasing more coins. It is a bullish signal and suggests a likelihood of a price rally.

Toncoin Large Holders Netflow. Source: IntoTheBlock

 If TON whales continue to buy the altcoin, it may resume its uptrend and climb toward $6.

Shiba Inu (SHIB)

Leading meme coin Shiba Inu is another crypto asset that has caught the attention of the whales this week. 

BeInCrypto’s assessment of SHIB’s supply distribution reveals that whale addresses holding between 100,000 and 1,000,000 SHIB have accumulated an additional 1.94 billion SHIB since the year began, pushing this cohort’s coin holdings to an all-time high of 135.92 billion coins. 

Shiba Inu Supply Distribution. Source: Santiment

If these whales continue to buy the meme coin, its price may rally toward $0.000030. 

Arbitrum (ARB)

Arbitrum whales have also shown up this week. Per Santiment, the balance of addresses holding between 1,000,000 and 10,000,000 ARB currently sits at 2.31 billion, climbing by 1% during the review period. 

Arbitrum Supply Distribution. Source: Santiment

If accumulation persists, the Layer-2 token’s value may trend higher as January progresses.