What It Measures
How many individual Bitcoin transactions moving $1,000,000 or more showed up in a recent sample of network activity.
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Whale Activity
7Elevated
Last updated OCT. 11, 2026 · 6:52 AM UTC
How It's Calculated
Sampled from the most recent 1,000 unconfirmed (mempool) transactions via blockchain.info's public API. Each transaction's total output value (in BTC, converted to USD at the current price) is checked against the $1M threshold. 0 qualifying transfers reads Quiet, 1–4 reads Active, 5+ reads Elevated.
An Honest Note On Coverage
Total output value is a standard but approximate proxy for "amount moved" - it can overcount slightly since change outputs returning coins to the sender are included too, and it can't distinguish a whale accumulating from an exchange shuffling coins between its own wallets. Treat this as a size signal, not an intent signal.
Why It Matters
Large transactions are worth knowing about even without knowing their intent - a cluster of them often precedes or accompanies periods of higher volatility.
Data Source & Update Frequency
blockchain.info's free public API, no key required. Refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.
Recent readings
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OCT. 11, 2026 6:20 AM UTC–
OCT. 11, 2026 6:52 AM UTC–
Refreshed automatically every 15 minutes: nothing here is backfilled or estimated.