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A whale bought approximately $7.22 million worth of tokens during the last 24 hours. The wallet spread its funds across 9 assets, mainly from DeFi and real-world asset projects, with a small portion going to a meme coin.
What the Whale Bought
The biggest buys were 378,129 LIT ($1.4 million), 6.61 million ENA ($1.34 million), and 3 million ONDO ($1.34 million). The rest was split among AERO ($948,000), ETH ($591,000), QNT ($589,000), UNI ($443,000), TAO ($368,000), and PEPE ($195,000).
A whale bought ~$7.22M worth of tokens over the past 24 hours, including: 378,129 $LIT ($1.4M) 6.61M $ENA ($1.34M) 3M $ONDO ($1.34M) 1.154M $AERO ($948K) 241.8 $ETH ($591K) 2,944 $QNT ($589K) 61,252 $UNI ($443K) 1,387 $TAO ($368K) 43.3B $PEPE ($195K) https://t.co/9IgfeLT9A8 https://t.co/ZeCPztInZV
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) October 22, 2026HOT Stories
Most of the funds went into small and mid-sized tokens rather than Bitcoin or large coins. That is a sign the buyer is looking for bigger upside than the top assets can offer.
Price Check on the Biggest Buys
LIT is the only top purchase trading higher. It sits near $3.69 and is up approximately 7% on the day. The whale paid roughly $3.70 per token, so it is buying at today's price.
ENA is under pressure. It trades near $0.199, down approximately 2.5% in the last day. The longer picture is weaker. One week before October 18, it traded at $0.2437, and by October 18 it had dropped to approximately $0.178. It has bounced a bit since, but it is still well below last week's level.
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ONDO is slightly lower. It trades near $0.435, down more than 4% on the day. On October 17 it was around $0.449, so the drop since then has been small.
AERO is down the most among the large buys. It trades near $0.807, approximately 4.6% lower on the day. The whale paid close to $0.82 per token, so it is already sitting on a small loss.
ETH is the steadiest of the group. It trades around $2,428, down approximately 1%. The whale's average entry was near $2,444, so it is almost flat.
Why Would a Whale Buy Now?
There are some simple reasons this could make sense. First, many of these tokens are far below their highs, so a large buyer may see them as cheap. ENA is a good example, as it fell sharply in only one week.
Second, the picks have clear narratives. ENA and ONDO connect to stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, UNI and AERO are major trading platforms, and TAO is tied to AI.
Third, buying during red days is a common whale habit. Most of these tokens were falling while the purchases were made, which points to buying the dip rather than chasing a rally.
What to Keep in Mind
One wallet buying does not mean prices will rise. Whales can be wrong, and they can sell just as fast as they buy. Smaller altcoins also move more sharply than large coins, in both directions.
Traders will likely watch whether this wallet continues adding to its positions, and whether ENA, AERO, and ONDO can stop their slide.