Binance Whales Are Quietly Loading Up on UNI Again

• Whale wallets have shown strong accumulation behavior, with large UNI outflows from Binance reaching new multi-month highs.
• This renewed whale activity could reflect returning confidence in UNI after months of post-correction consolidation.

Whale activity on the Binance exchange has once again come under scrutiny, this time concerning the UNI token, the primary asset of the DeFi platform Uniswap.

According to on-chain analyst Darkfost on CryptoQuant, the large movements recorded in on-chain data indicate that whales are starting to become active again after a period of relative calm.

Darkfost believes that large entities like these rarely act without conviction and typically wait for technical, fundamental, or market behavior signals before moving large amounts of funds.

Binance Whale Activity on UNI Hints at Market Reversal

In recent days, Darkfost has noted an unusual spike in activity on the UNI network. Based on his data, there has been a sharp increase in outflows from Binance wallets, particularly among the 10 largest transactions, which are strongly suspected to be from whales.

Source: CryptoQuant

The movement of UNI tokens from exchanges to external wallets is often interpreted as a sign of accumulation or portfolio repositioning, a move that typically occurs before a change in price trend.

On-chain records show that daily UNI outflows on Binance have reached 17,400 UNI, while the monthly peak was 5,250 UNI, the highest level in the past three months. This activity occurred amid a market still experiencing a correction since July.

According to Darkfost, the return of whales at a time like this could indicate a recovery in confidence and a trend reversal.

However, technical signals alone are certainly not enough. Data from CoinGlass provides additional context: UNI derivatives volume rose 2.31% to $290.60 million, while open interest actually fell 4.82% to $299.39 million.

The combination of these two often indicates that some market participants are choosing to close out long positions while waiting for confirmation of the next direction. In other words, the market is at a crossroads, between a potential reversal or a further consolidation phase.

Whale Momentum Aligns With Uniswap’s Ecosystem Push

Interestingly, this whale movement comes at a time when Uniswap is showing signs of growth. CNF reported in mid-October that Uniswap has integrated Solana trading directly into its web app using the Jupiter liquidity aggregator.

This move marks the first step toward full cross-chain swap functionality, thanks to partnerships with Wormhole and Unichain. This means Uniswap is no longer limited to the traditional EVM network.

Furthermore, last September, Uniswap’s annual trading volume surpassed $1 trillion, with the third quarter approaching $300 billion. In this context, the surge in whale activity in UNI appears to align with the fundamental momentum the protocol is building.

Meanwhile, as of press time, UNI was trading at about $6.53, down 3.88% in the last 24 hours, but still up 3.04% over the last 7 days.

Meanwhile, daily spot volume reached $39.73 million, with a market cap of around $4.11 billion. While the figures haven’t spiked sharply, the balance between spot volume and whale movement appears to be forming an interesting pattern.

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