Crypto whales are accumulating gold again just as spot prices slide.
Asset manager Abraxas Capital pulled millions in Tether Gold (XAUT) off exchanges this week, and on-chain data suggests it is not acting alone
The whale activity comes as gold posts mixed results in July. Prices climbed early in the month, then slipped as US-Iran tensions escalated. Gold’s Volatility Pushes Traders On-Chain According to Onchain Lens, investment firm Abraxas Capital withdrew approximately 3,931 XAUT, worth around $15.96 million, from four major exchanges.
The transfers included 760.244 XAUT ($3.09 million) from Bitfinex, 940.207 XAUT ($3.82 million) from OKX, 230 XAUT ($934,000) from Bybit, and 2,001 XAUT ($8.12 million) from Binance. Lookonchain also reported that a whale wallet identified as 0xD20E resumed accumulating XAUT after a three-year hiatus. Over the past three days, the wallet withdrew 953 XAUT, valued at roughly $3.93 million, from Binance.