2026-01-13 12:32:52

On-chain behavior of institutions often tells a clearer story than price fluctuations.

Recently, there was an interesting detail — Selini Capital, a well-known institution, made two moves in less than a day. First, they withdrew 500,000 HYPE from the exchange, roughly equivalent to about 12.1 million USD at the time. Not long after (about 6 hours later), they staked the entire batch of assets.

Retail traders might see the market as stable, with prices fluctuating here and there, but on-chain data already makes it clear — this is strategic positioning.

Withdrawing tokens itself signifies an attitude, indicating that the institution believes these tokens are not suitable for short-term trading on exchanges. Coupled with the subsequent staking operation, it sends a clear signal: long-term optimism, planning to earn interest while locking in their chips.

Such large-scale institutional actions usually manifest in subsequent market developments, after all, over 12 million USD worth of HYPE in liquidity is no small amount. Interested friends can keep an eye on these major players' movements, which can sometimes be more straightforward than technical analysis.

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RugpullAlertOfficer

· 01-16 04:55

12 million dollars directly staked, Selini's move is really playing chess. We retail investors are still watching the K-line. --- Again, "institutions are布局," I've heard this sentence a hundred times, and then? --- The combination of withdrawal + staking indeed has a lot of information, but don't forget that big players also perform戏戏. --- What will happen to this hype project with 12 million liquidity locked? Interesting. --- On-chain data indeed doesn't lie, but the problem is I can't understand it at all haha. --- Staking means long-term optimism? I always feel like it's just shifting attention. --- Withdrawing 500,000 tokens in one go, this pace is steady and unhurried. Do they really think we're fools? --- Big players' movements are more straightforward than technical analysis, that's true, but we ordinary people can't see it either. We still have to rely on reasoning.

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MEVictim

· 01-15 19:46

Bro, with this move, 12 million is directly locked up. Institutions are playing it so meticulously.

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JustHereForAirdrops

· 01-15 19:05

Whoa, a $12 million all-in stake? Is this guy really confident or just gambling?

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SerumSurfer

· 01-13 13:03

Damn, withdrawing and staking 12 million USD in one go—this guy is really playing chess.

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NotFinancialAdvice

· 01-13 13:01

On-chain details never lie; a withdrawal and staking of $12 million is just storytelling. This move by institutions is interesting. Retail investors are still watching K-lines, while they’ve already locked in their positions. Selini’s move is worth learning from. This is the real alpha signal, much more reliable than technical analysis. Staking is faith; this is how confident projects operate. The movements of big players are more honest than price; remember that.

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LiquidityHunter

· 01-13 12:59

500,000 tokens are withdrawn and re-staked at once. This liquidity gap immediately appears, and the $12.1 million volume can definitely be seen to have abnormal fluctuations in the DEX data... Need to quickly analyze the depth changes of the trading pairs.

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WhaleInTraining

· 01-13 12:51

$12.1 million in one move, this is the confidence of institutions. Retail investors are still watching the K-line, while they have already started locking in their chips. --- On-chain data never lies. When large holders start withdrawing and staking, there’s definitely a story behind it. --- Everyone is watching the market fluctuations, but the real signals are actually on the chain. You need to learn how to read these details. --- Selini Capital’s move was quite ruthless. They locked in $12 million within 6 hours, clearly looking at the long term. --- This is true value investing, unlike us retail investors who are led around by the nose by market movements every day. --- The more institutions stake HYPE, the tighter the chips become. I don’t need to say more about what that indicates. --- On-chain activity > price fluctuations. I agree with this logic. Pay more attention to the movements of these big players. --- They withdrew 500,000 tokens at once and directly staked them. This guy really isn’t afraid of liquidity crunches.

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BlockchainGriller

· 01-13 12:50

This move by the big institutions is indeed eye-catching. They directly pledged 12 million USD in collateral. No need to say more, they just have confidence.

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ChainProspector

· 01-13 12:50

Institutions quietly get ready to do big things, while we retail investors are still struggling with candlestick charts. They've already locked in their chips.

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Anon4461

· 01-13 12:40

Wow, locking up 12 million directly, this shows how confident they are.

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