Whales accumulate $280M in Bitcoin in 15 hours

Three wallets that may belong to a single entity acquired 3,000 Bitcoin worth approximately $280 million over the past 15 hours, according to data tracked by Lookonchain.

Whales are accumulating $BTC.

Three wallets (possibly belonging to the same whale) accumulated 3,000 $BTC($280M) 10 hours ago.https://t.co/l98G6zb7cChttps://t.co/WllJyc3yb7https://t.co/rHrvCVz5CX pic.twitter.com/QULWm35vTR

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) January 7, 2026

The buying follows a strong start to the year for Bitcoin, which rebounded above $94,000 on Monday before easing to around $92,000 at press time, per CoinGecko.

The rally was supported by renewed institutional demand, with US spot Bitcoin ETFs recording roughly $1.2 billion in net inflows over the first two trading days of the year, according to Farside Investors’ data.

Momentum cooled on Tuesday, however, as the funds collectively saw about $243 million in net outflows. BlackRock’s IBIT was the only fund to record inflows, adding $229 million.