2026-01-11 10:25:32

A recent phenomenon worth noting — last year, approximately 693,412 ETH flowed through privacy mixing pools, with a total value of up to $2.5 billion. This number may seem like just a statistic, but a closer look reveals underlying issues.

What exactly is this $2.5 billion in? Is it possible that it includes stolen funds from BtcTurk? Or, how much of it is large whale positions actively concealed to evade on-chain tracking? In fact, how many are quietly being dumped by project teams?

On the fully transparent Ethereum blockchain, these mixing pools are like a thick fog. Once a large amount of funds suddenly flows into them, it usually indicates that someone behind the scenes is either trying to cut off the source of funds entirely or preparing to cash out and leave. That’s why many on-chain analysts view fund inflows into such pools as abnormal signals.

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WagmiOrRekt

· 01-11 11:51

2.5 billion into the mixing pool? Is the smell of whale exit so strong? --- Here we go again? Feels like every large transaction involves someone dumping their holdings. --- I’ve had my eyes on that BtcTurk deal for a while. If it really goes into the pool, it’s game over. --- Relying on mixing to stay anonymous on the transparent chain—what does that say? The project team is up to something again. --- Thick fog is still fog; on-chain surveillance can still uncover everything, so why bother? --- I just want to know how much of that 2.5 billion was used by whales to launder money during their dump. --- The signs of cashing out and leaving are so obvious—hasn’t anyone noticed?

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DegenApeSurfer

· 01-11 10:47

2.5 billion dollars into the mixing pool? The whales are really busy... But to be honest, as soon as I saw this number, I started checking on-chain data and couldn't sleep in the middle of the night.

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rekt_but_resilient

· 01-11 10:45

2.5 billion USD into the mixing pool? The whales are really becoming more cautious, this move is a bit scary.

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ChainBrain

· 01-11 10:39

2.5 billion into the mixing pool? Come on, that's just the whales' invisibility cloak. I bet there's dirty money in there. The inevitable step before cashing out, this signal is too obvious. Is this data real? It feels exaggerated. Mixing pools are like underground parking lots in the crypto world; anyone can park there. How much of this is project teams dumping their tokens? It's chilling to think about. The value of on-chain tracking suddenly feels very useless at this moment. 693 million ETH... what kind of big moves are behind this? Mixing = the last step before fleeing. I've learned that. Maybe this is the true picture of the calm before the storm of a bull market.

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MetaMisery

· 01-11 10:34

2.5 billion into the mixing pool, to be honest, someone is causing trouble here. Are the whales still coin thieves? Anyway, it's not a good sign. --- This number looks outrageous—either money laundering or big players washing their assets before fleeing. --- Mixing pools = on-chain black holes; 80% of the money going in has suspicious activity. --- 693k ETH vanished into the fog out of nowhere; anyone would have to wonder what’s going on. --- They’re secretly transferring assets again—that’s why we need to keep an eye on on-chain anomalies. --- Privacy pools are the project team’s backyard, the necessary route for exit liquidity—no escape. --- 2.5 billion, just like that—are they announcing something? Or just trying to quietly cash out? --- On-chain analysts should get busy; this wave of abnormal liquidity signals is off the charts. --- Whale mixing coins? Coin theft and laundering? The night before a project rug pull? Take your pick, folks. --- Behind the booming mixing pools, someone is always doing things they shouldn’t be.

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