4 Altcoins Crypto Whales Are Snapping Up Before the US CPI Announcement!

Jakarta, Pintu News – One day before the announcement of the US CPI (Consumer Price Index), an index that measures changes in the prices of goods and services consumed by households in the United States over a period of time, crypto whales showed a clear position.

While Bitcoin (BTC) remains near its highest levels, it is the mid-cap altcoins that are attracting attention from large wallets.

Over the past 7 days, tokens such as 1inch (1INCH), Chainlink (LINK), and Curve (CRV) have experienced renewed accumulation, which is visible through a surge in holder balances and small outflows from exchanges.

Here’s a closer look at where money moves and what it means.

1inch (1INCH)

In the last 24 hours (7/14), whale holdings for 1inch increased by 5.65%, pushing the total balance held by these wallets to 9.56 million tokens.

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At the same time, the top 100 addresses still hold around 1.26 billion 1INCH, although their share has decreased slightly, which hints at redistribution rather than spending.

The balance chart shows a steady rise starting around noon on July 14, indicating renewed demand while the token price hovered between $0.32 and $0.33.

Meanwhile, smart money and exchange balances barely moved, indicating that the action was mainly accumulation by big wallets.

Despite a 5.65% surge in whale holdings, the price of 1INCH was down almost 8% compared to the previous day, which suggests that whales may be positioning themselves early ahead of the expected surge in on-chain volume, rather than chasing short-term gains.

Crypto whales may be pivoting into 1inch as a bet against a spike in DEX activity if CPI drops and risk-on sentiment returns, which would increase on-chain trading volumes.

Chainlink (LINK)

Since July 10, whale holdings for LINK increased by 6.19%, now reaching 2.84 million tokens. The most significant spike occurred between July 11 and 12, with a spike in the balance seen just before the token price hit a local peak at around $16.

The top 100 addresses now hold 654.73 million LINK, slightly higher than at the beginning of the week. Balances on exchanges fell by 1.51%, supporting the view that LINK is moving to self-storage or cold wallets.

The price of LINK surged by almost 18% over the past week, indicating that crypto whales have been accumulating. This indicates renewed optimism.

Curve DAO (CRV)

The whale CRV wallet added 1.65% more tokens, bringing total holdings to 6.18 million. Although this shift is small, the pattern is consistent over the past 24 hours; the yellow balance line shows a steady rise throughout the night and into the morning of July 14.

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Top 100 wallet holdings increased slightly by 0.06%, indicating that large holders are gradually starting to re-accumulate. CRV price rose towards $0.69, up almost 7% day-on-day, in line with the whales’ accumulation pattern.

Curve specializes in stablecoin exchanges, offering low fees and deeper liquidity: these traits attract big money looking to hedge when inflation data is due to be announced, such as tomorrow’s US CPI release.

SPX6900 (SPX)

The SPX6900 token (SPX), often considered a sector index for meme coins, showed a 1.1% rise in crypto whale ownership, and the top 100 wallets added 4.63% more tokens this week.

Although smaller in scale compared to the others, this directional flow adds weight to the broader narrative of the coin meme rotation.

The token price is moving close to $1.60, and the inflow pattern from July 10-13 suggests coordinated entry points.

Despite the CPI-influenced caution, this stealthy rise in the SPX hints that some traders are still betting on the continuation of the coin meme supercycle, especially if inflation data supports risk-on sentiment.

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Reference:

• BeInCrypto. What Crypto Whales Are Buying Ahead of US CPI Reveal. Accessed on July 15, 2025