Whales Accumulate Zcash; Mega Whales Buy Dusk While COTI Sees Cautious Re-entry

As February 2026 begins, on-chain data reported by BeInCrypto shows crypto whales are selectively buying and selling three privacy coins — Zcash, Dusk and COTI — after sharp 2026 corrections and momentum shifts. Zcash has dropped about 26% over the past month, but whales have stepped in: standard whale wallets increased holdings 45.19% to roughly 14,500 ZEC, and the top 100 addresses raised exposure 14.6% to a combined 43,722 ZEC.

In total, whales added about 6,500 ZEC, worth roughly $2.5 million, while exchange balances fell, suggesting accumulation. ZEC had been trading inside a bear flag projecting a potential 42% downside, but price action pushing above the flag's upper trendline and a hidden bullish divergence on the RSI have coincided with an approximate 24% rally.

A clean break above $449 would invalidate most of the bear flag and open room toward $561; losing $325 would restore breakdown risk. Dusk is up nearly 200% over the past 30 days but corrected more than 38% in the last seven days, splitting whale behavior: smaller whales trimmed 7.22%, while top-100 addresses increased holdings 13.88% to 464.44 million DUSK — roughly 56.6 million DUSK added by mega whales, worth about $8.2 million.

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