Crypto Whales Threaten Toncoin’s Price Recovery Despite Telegram CEO’s Release

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In Brief

  • Toncoin’s price has noted an 8% rise in the last three days but has barely dented the 23% crash.
  • Selling surged after Telegram CEO was arrested in France and is continuing despite his release.
  • Crypto whales are the biggest skeptic as they sold over $684 million worth of TON in the last 24 hours.
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Toncoin’s (TON) price has faced significant volatility over the last five days owing to the developments surrounding Telegram CEO Pavel Durov.

The large wallet holders have been very skeptical and have made a move that could affect recovery.

Toncoin Aims to Capitalize on Good News

Toncoin’s price rose 10% intra-day on Wednesday following the news of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s release. Durov was arrested in France over the last weekend and faces multiple charges, including facilitating illicit transactions on the platform.

However, this news has not had much of a positive impact on the token compared to the panic Durov’s arrest created. TON holders’ intention to sell surged over the last couple of days.

Spikes in the active deposit metrics show that the movement of TON from the investor’s wallets to the exchanges increased. This is a sign of skepticism and bearishness among investors that could lead to selling, and it did.

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Toncoin Active Deposits.
Toncoin Active Deposits. Source: Santiment

Large wallet holders, also known as crypto whales, were not the first to sell, but they were the largest sellers this week. In the last 24 hours, addresses holding at least 0.1% of the circulating supply dumped 123.76 million TON.

This supply, worth over $684 million, is the largest bout of selling noted since the beginning of the year. The lack of bullishness among TON whales could make it difficult for Toncoin’s price to recover.

Toncoin Whale Netflows.
Toncoin Whale Netflows. Source: IntoTheBlock

TON Price Prediction: Recovery Will Be Delayed

Toncoin’s price rose by a little over 8% in the last 48 hours, with a major whiplash observed yesterday. Currently changing hands at $5.53, the altcoin is looking to secure $5.49 as a support floor. 

This is important for TON if it intends to recover from the 23% crash from the previous weekend. However, the aforementioned factors might make this difficult, potentially keeping the altcoin below the resistance of $6.04.

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Toncoin Price Analysis.
Toncoin Price Analysis. Source: TradingView

At the same time, if the investors turn bullish owing to the news of Durov’s release, demand could increase. This would send TON rallying beyond $6.04, invalidating the bearish-neutral thesis.

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Aaryamann Shrivastava
Aaryamann Shrivastava is a technical and on-chain analyst at BeInCrypto, where he specializes in market reports on cryptocurrencies from diverse sectors, including Telegram Apps, liquid staking, Layer 1s, meme coins, artificial intelligence (AI), metaverse, internet of things (IoT), Ethereum ecosystem, and Bitcoin. Previously, he conducted market analysis and technical assessments of various altcoins at FXStreet and AMBCrypto, covering all aspects of the crypto industry, including...
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