Bitcoin Whale Vanishes with $3.1 Billion—Is BTC Being Manipulated?

A top Bitcoin whale, holding over 45,000 BTC ($3.1B), moved all funds to a cold wallet and went silent. The transfer happened minutes before a sudden 8% $BTC crash, leading to speculation of a coordinated dump. Market analysts suspect whale manipulation, potentially involving offshore exchanges and synthetic BTC products. Glassnode flagged the wallet for "abnormal accumulation" since June. Ethereum $ETH and Solana $SOL followed BTC’s dip, falling 6% and 7% respectively. The whale’s identity remains unknown, fueling conspiracy theories. Traders on X are calling for a decentralized investigation. BTC dropped to $54,800 post-dump.