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Analysis reviewed · Sep 12, 2026
ETHEREUM · SEPTEMBER 16, 2026

100,000 LINK received. Nine equal transfers followed.

The tracked wallet 0x0757e2…3D57D4 sent 100,000 LINK to 0x020e3C…7EF11F. Within 84 seconds, the recipient sent 10,000 LINK each to nine different addresses.

100,000 LINK in00:42:47 UTC · One transfer
90,000 LINK out00:43:11–00:44:11 UTC · Nine transfers
9 recipient addressesOwnership unverified

The recipient was already active before this transfer. The sequence does not establish that the outgoing LINK came from this deposit, who controls the addresses, or whether any LINK was sold.

Sources & transfer details

100,000 LINK transaction ↗ · Download evidence JSON

Reviewed 2026-09-16 using the successful incoming transaction and Blockscout’s recipient transfer list. The list returned 50 records with older pages available. This is a dated case study, not a complete wallet history or an attribution of the remaining balance. Tiny transfers and zero-value events involving similar-looking addresses are excluded from the nine transfers.

RECIPIENT FOLLOW-UP

3 recipients sent LINK to the same destination

Ethereum · Sep 16, 12:42 AMSep 16, 05:00 PM UTC · Nine recipient addresses

0xfe9529…5c101e received 15,339.16 LINK in 4 transfers from the group, or 79.5% of its recorded external outflows.

Outgoing LINK by destination · exact values and transactions below
0xfe9529…5c101e15.34K · 3 senders
0xb3e8c7…35bc882.46K · 2 senders
0x41fbba…97f6f9677.31 · 1 sender
0xfc9161…0ac262434.36 · 1 sender
0x7ff39a…35b50c150 · 1 sender
0x008d1f…7ad217104.66 · 1 sender
0x868130…39ad8b80.24 · 1 sender
0x9385dd…76d5af49 · 1 sender

A shared destination can reflect a common service or beneficiary. Ownership and sales remain unverified; the original 90,000 LINK cannot be traced as separate coins.

1-, 7- and 30-day follow-ups
CheckpointObservation (UTC)LINK sent outside group
Day 1Due Sep 17, 12:42 AM
Day 7Due Sep 23, 12:42 AM
Day 30Due Oct 16, 12:42 AM

The first completed observation after each checkpoint will appear here after review. These are cumulative flows since the case, not sales or remaining allocations.

Transfers, balances & sources

Download recipient history ↗ · Completed Sep 16, 05:03 PM UTC

12,519.35 LINK arrived from outside the group in addition to the initial nine deposits; 0 LINK moved between group members. Internal transfers are excluded from the chart.

Blockscout reports 0xfe9529…5c101e as “Binance Deposit” in the September 16 evidence. This is a provider label, not independently verified ownership or proof of a sale.

RecipientObserved LINK balanceObserved (UTC)
0x0f69ba…7d6f1920,139.26Sep 16, 05:00 PM
0x29b38a…476f5b20,597.65Sep 16, 05:01 PM
0x30d8f4…49317d20,227.05Sep 16, 05:01 PM
0x35d219…55e5a420,016.53Sep 16, 05:01 PM
0x385af5…9a148320,286.85Sep 16, 05:02 PM
0x4a110e…b8425a20,690.34Sep 16, 05:02 PM
0x9d730c…2861f120,730.12Sep 16, 05:02 PM
0xaf6038…e730f620,585.69Sep 16, 05:03 PM
0xe74cfb…441a5e21,382.33Sep 16, 05:03 PM

Balances include earlier holdings and other receipts, and were collected at different times. Missing balances are unknown. Transfer history is provider-indexed, reconciled back to this case, and limited to Ethereum LINK and the nine named recipients. Zero-value events are excluded from movement totals.

Where LINK balances changed

Ethereum · LINK

Sep 12, 3:01 PMSep 16, 7:37 PM UTC · 50 addresses selected at the start

Bithumb 910x96b1392885
256.62K LINK
0x3db910…25dc0x3db91025dc
+66.11K LINK
Aave: Ethereum LINK V30x5e8c8ae51a
+53.83K LINK
Kraken 2460xd2dd7b869f
+52.55K LINK
0x79dd93…decb0x79dd93decb
47.75K LINK
0x0757e2…57d40x0757e257d4
42.6K LINK
0xa2448c…ec6f0xa2448cec6f
+36.37K LINK
0x638c52…72130x638c527213
+31.33K LINK

15 changed · 34 unchanged · 1 with missing readings · Largest 8 changes shown. Net changes between the first and latest readings.

Sources & limitations

We follow the 50 largest addresses from our first recorded holder list. Bars show their net LINK balance changes, not purchases or sales. An exchange or contract can hold funds for many people; names are supplied by Blockscout and are not independently verified.

If an address drops out of later top-50 lists, its balance is unknown. Readings are taken when the data is collected rather than at a shared blockchain block. Transfers between readings may cancel out; this short window does not establish a long-term trend.

25 snapshots · Blockscout LINK holders ↗

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Earlier wallet snapshot & transaction samples
LARGE-WALLET CASE STUDY / OWNER UNATTRIBUTED

Repeated receipts at a 19M-LINK address

The largest unnamed wallet in this holder sample, 0x0757…57D4, received 30 transfers of at least 10,000 LINK in the returned sample. Its sampled net transfer flow was 63.71K LINK.

Observed window: 2026-09-03T14:53:23 to 2026-09-12T09:55:47 UTC · 50 records, older pages excluded. This is a selected address, not representative of all large holders. Ownership and purchase origin are unverified; consolidation or custody remain alternative explanations.

Tiny transfers also appear. Amount filters help inspect them separately; unsolicited dust and look-alike addresses should not establish a relationship between senders.

Inspect the large-wallet transactions
50 matching transfers in this sample
UTC dateFrom → toLINKEvidence
2026-09-12 09:55:470x020e3C…0x0757e2…11,336.32Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 08:55:470x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 08:55:110x29B38A…0x0757e2…11,329.28Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 02:06:230x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 02:05:350xe74cFb…0x0757e2…10,618.04Transaction ↗
2026-09-11 14:13:230x30D8F4…0x0757e2…10,441.9Transaction ↗
2026-09-11 14:13:230xe74cFb…0x0757e2…10,621.99Transaction ↗
2026-09-11 00:33:590x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-11 00:33:230x4a110e…0x0757e2…18,584.83Transaction ↗
2026-09-11 00:33:230x30D8F4…0x0757e2…18,446Transaction ↗
2026-09-11 00:33:230x0f69BA…0x0757e2…18,258.49Transaction ↗
2026-09-11 00:33:230x35d219…0x0757e2…17,497.33Transaction ↗
2026-09-11 00:33:230x385aF5…0x0757e2…16,870.76Transaction ↗
2026-09-11 00:33:230xe74cFb…0x0757e2…16,279.19Transaction ↗
2026-09-11 00:33:230x020e3C…0x0757e2…16,870.53Transaction ↗
2026-09-10 18:24:110x0757e2…0x020e3D…0Transaction ↗
2026-09-10 16:19:110x020298…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-10 16:17:350x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-10 16:16:590x0757e2…0x020e3C…210,000Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 16:35:590x020e3C…0x0757e2…11,232.64Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 15:35:470x020e3C…0x0757e2…11,988.38Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 12:11:230x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 12:10:350x30D8F4…0x0757e2…11,884.57Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 11:59:230x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 11:58:350x385aF5…0x0757e2…11,812.59Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 10:50:590x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 10:46:590x385aF5…0x0757e2…10,945.92Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 10:46:590x9D730c…0x0757e2…10,929.9Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 10:22:590x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 10:22:110x385aF5…0x0757e2…11,157.44Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 10:22:110x4a110e…0x0757e2…11,261.34Transaction ↗
2026-09-09 10:22:110x9D730c…0x0757e2…11,830.21Transaction ↗
2026-09-07 02:23:110x0757e2…0x020e3D…0Transaction ↗
2026-09-07 02:22:110x020e9c…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-07 02:19:350x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-07 02:18:470x0757e2…0x020e3C…110,000Transaction ↗
2026-09-06 02:23:350x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-06 02:22:590x29B38A…0x0757e2…11,636.92Transaction ↗
2026-09-06 02:22:590x0f69BA…0x0757e2…11,896.8Transaction ↗
2026-09-05 11:43:590x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-05 11:43:230x9D730c…0x0757e2…11,268.6Transaction ↗
2026-09-05 04:17:230x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-05 04:16:470x9D730c…0x0757e2…11,797.8Transaction ↗
2026-09-04 11:35:590x020e3C…0x0757e2…11,302.42Transaction ↗
2026-09-04 10:23:350x020e3C…0x0757e2…11,023.29Transaction ↗
2026-09-04 06:10:110x020e3C…0x0757e2…11,763.46Transaction ↗
2026-09-04 04:41:110x020E3c…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-04 04:34:350x020e49…0x0757e2…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-04 04:33:470x0f69BA…0x0757e2…11,640.92Transaction ↗
2026-09-03 14:53:230x385aF5…0x0757e2…11,178.42Transaction ↗
ATTRIBUTION MATTERS

A big balance is not a single investor

The holder list includes exchange wallets and a community staking contract. A single address can hold LINK for many people, while treasury addresses may hold tokens outside circulating supply.

These differences make the largest addresses an unreliable count of individual whales.

HYPOTHESIS / NOT ESTABLISHED

Transfers don’t establish purchases

An exchange withdrawal could represent self-custody, another exchange, collateral or an internal move. A transfer to an exchange is potential liquidity, not a verified sale.

This transaction sample does not establish sustained buying or selling.

LARGE HOLDERS / EARLIER SNAPSHOT

Largest addresses in the sample

Address / explorer labelLINK balanceAddress type
Binance: Hot Wallet0x5a52E96BAcdaBb82fd05763E25335261B270Efcb42.11MExternally owned address
Chainlink: Community Staking Pool0xBc10f2E862ED4502144c7d632a3459F49DFCDB5e40.88MContract
SafeProxy0xe0b66bFc7344a80152BfeC954942E2926A6FcA8030MContract
GnosisSafeProxy0x9BBb46637A1Df7CADec2AFcA19C2920CdDCc8Db830MContract
GnosisSafeProxy0x8652Fb672253607c0061677bDCaFb77a324DE08130MContract
GnosisSafeProxy0x76287e0F7b107d1C9f8f01D5aFac314Ea8461a0430MContract
Chainlink: Noncirculating Supply 30x7594Eb0ca0a7f313bEFD59AfE9e95c2201a443e430MContract
GnosisSafeProxy0x5A8e77bC30948cc9A51aE4E042d96e145648BB4C30MContract
SafeProxy0x0DFfD343C2D3460a7EAD2797a687304Beb394ce030MContract
SafeProxy0x157235A3cc6011d9C26A010875c2550246aAbcCA22MContract
Unattributed0x0757e27AC1631beEB37eeD3270cc6301dD3D57D419.28MExternally owned address
Unattributed0x1d48963DD8FAdA6aB5C2C7b92Eba81ECC503027011.77MExternally owned address
GnosisSafeProxy0xD50f074Ec5c7997cE1DaacB513Ec194C480878Af9.56MContract
Binance: Binance-Peg Tokens0x47ac0Fb4F2D84898e4D9E7b4DaB3C24507a6D5039MExternally owned address
Kraken 2460xd2DD7b597Fd2435b6dB61ddf48544fd931e6869F8.88MExternally owned address

15 of 50 returned holders shown. Labels come from Blockscout and may be incomplete or wrong; address type does not establish beneficial ownership. Inspect holder source ↗

TRANSFER TAPE / ETHEREUM ONLY

Transfer sample

50 indexed transfers · 2026-09-12T14:37:11 to 2026-09-12T14:45:59 UTC. This short window is not a daily total or a market-wide whale monitor.

50 matching transfers in this sample
UTC dateFrom → toLINKEvidence
2026-09-12 14:45:59Coinbase Exchange: Hot WalletBinance Deposit261.72Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:45:35Uniswap V3: LINK 2SafeProxy34.56Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:45:11Coinbase Exchange: Hot Wallet0x45c014…11.51Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:44:11Coinbase Exchange: Hot Wallet0x5051b0…15.99Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:23Uniswap V3: LINK 2V4UtilsRouter2.14Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:23V4UtilsRouterUniswap V4: Pool Manager2.14Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:23Fake_Phishing31066000x58E6e9…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:23Fake_Phishing31066000xE807f6…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:23Fake_Phishing31066000xC66306…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:23Fake_Phishing31066000x284BDf…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:230x58E6e9…0xdEA3f3…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:230xE807f6…0x89bBff…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:230xec5E5D…0x33aFD9…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:230xC66306…0xD3a066…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:230x284BDf…0x75d9a3…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:230xd5473c…Binance: Hot Wallet40.3Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:23Binance DepositBinance: Hot Wallet42.89Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:23Coinbase Exchange: Hot Wallet0x801497…0.39Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:43:110xFE95aD…0x687c80…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:59Uniswap V3: LINK 2MainnetSettler1.24Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:59MainnetSettlerRelayRouterV31.24Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:59RelayRouterV30x68c3ED…1.24Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:590xF018ec…0xFE95aD…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:350x687c80…Binance Deposit604.72Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:350xdbD314…0xbF9066…14.96Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:35Fake_Phishing31066000x0c68CC…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:35Fake_Phishing31066000xd56A0e…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:350xc1D196…0x2ebD39…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:350xE7A437…0x6F9c17…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:350x0c68CC…0x2386c0…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:350xd56A0e…0xD7c4C9…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:110x1c7E4D…Aave: Core Hub218.18Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:42:110x4d6d1E…0x8FeAf4…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:41:47Fake_Phishing31066000xc9Bf59…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:41:470xc9Bf59…0x23eB17…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:41:110xb137b2…0xbF9066…1.07Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:40:47UniswapV3Pool0x1c7E4D…218.18Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:40:350xEC0938…MEXC: Hot Wallet8.15Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:40:230xA32223…0xAcC5b8…42.62Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:39:350x837555…0x46652B…0Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:39:350xBC51e0…Uniswap V3: LINK<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:38:35Market Maker: 0xbee...0000x8F10B4…1.88Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:38:35Uniswap V4: Pool Manager0x8F10B4…<0.01Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:38:350x8F10B4…RelayRouterV31.88Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:38:35RelayRouterV30xAe1243…1.88Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:38:230xb48faA…Fake_Phishing593816486.66Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:38:11UniswapV3PoolMEV Bot: 0xBdb...7B63.9Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:38:110x4637aC…0xc49bBe…120Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:37:35Uniswap V4: Pool ManagerUniswap V3: LINK 22.17Transaction ↗
2026-09-12 14:37:110x86409E…Uniswap V3: LINK0.03Transaction ↗
Sources & coverage

Analysis reviewed: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:55:09 GMT. Charts show their own data dates. Transaction samples may be incomplete, and address names may be unverified. Code changes do not confirm that a service is live. Full methodology →