• Whale amasses 627.73M HIPPO tokens, becoming top holder outside centralized exchanges

  • Over $600M in HIPPO tokens moved to one wallet from Bitget, Gate.io, and MEXC

  • Token transfers spark speculation over internal strategy, liquidity setup, or custody changes

Over the past two days, a series of large HIPPO token movements has captured the crypto market’s attention, with more than $600 million worth of tokens consolidated into a single wallet. These transactions, confirmed through blockchain data, originate from multiple centralized exchanges and have sparked speculation about internal reallocation strategies, custodial shifts, or undisclosed plans by affiliated parties.

The wallet at the center of the activity, identified as 0xd2d3…c3ce606caa, has received an extensive volume of HIPPO tokens in recent hours. Notable inflows include a 104.875 billion token transfer from Bitget, valued at approximately $214 million, followed by a 100.083 billion token transfer from Gate.io worth $222.4 million.

A whale has accumulated 627.73M $HIPPO ($1.28M) from exchanges over the past 5 days, becoming the largest $HIPPO holder outside of exchanges.https://t.co/wpb6493tQY pic.twitter.com/2Zwt5Y9iUI

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) May 3, 2025

Both exchanges have contributed additional large-scale transactions. Gate.io contributed another batch of 108.545 billion tokens, amounting to $223.8 million. Bitget also moved an additional 29.996 billion HIPPO tokens, with a recorded value of $60.1 million. MEXC’s involvement was marked by a 64.865 billion token transfer, estimated at $132.9 million.

Several smaller transfers occurred during this timeframe, including a 27.403 billion token move from MEXC and a few micro-transactions of 60 tokens each. These latter movements are likely operational or system-generated and are not investment-related.

Lookonchain Tracks Whale Buying Activity

On-chain data provider Lookonchain reported that a single whale has accumulated 627.73 million HIPPO tokens over the past five days, valued at $1.28 million. This accumulation makes the address the largest HIPPO holder not directly linked to an exchange. The purchases appear to be spread across several platforms, aligning with the overall influx into the same destination wallet involved in the major exchange transfers.

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The timing of these acquisitions coincides with the inflows from centralized exchanges, suggesting a broader strategy could be in place. However, the HIPPO token team or related parties have not released an official announcement regarding the reason for the consolidation.

Market Observers Track Developments

Analysts and market participants have begun to question the sudden, concentrated nature of the transfers. Preparations can include centralizing a liquidity pool, changing an internal entity’s strategy, or changing custody infrastructure. However, the specific reason is still to be made public.

We have not seen any redistribution or outward transactions from the wallet taking the tokens at the latest tracking. Therefore, this pattern reinforces the perception that a purported activity is not routine trading behavior but is, instead, deliberate and coordinated.

The HIPPO token, listed under the ‘sudeng’ project label, has not officially announced anything on what has been happening on the wallet or their plans. For now, the community is watching for signs that will shed more light on the reason of the transfer until further clarification is provided.

Total volume of tokens moves beyond 400 billion tokens, and receiving address is active and people wonder whether these movements come before a change in the structure or an adjustment to the tokenomics or liquidity events that affect HIPPO’s price and circulating supply.