# Whale or Institution Sells 1,601.1 Bitcoin (BTC), Buys 53,095 Ether (ETH) By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/33158 Published: 2026-10-16T09:46:33.000Z Updated: 2026-10-16T09:46:33.000Z Section: Investing > In the latest 24 hours, it sold 288.9 BTC for 23.48 million USDC and bought 9,820 ETH. Its five-day average Ether purchase price was $2,497 per ETH. A whale or institution sold 1,601.1 Bitcoin (BTC) for 132 million USDC and bought 53,095 Ether (ETH) over five days, with purchases averaging $2,497 per ETH. During the latest 24-hour period, the entity sold 288.9 BTC for 23.48 million USDC while buying 9,820 ETH. Across the full five-day period, its Ether purchases averaged $2,497 per ETH. The five-day tally extends a [prior four-day tally]() for an unidentified whale or institution. That earlier update listed 1,312.1 BTC sold for 109.1 million USDC and 43,275 ETH bought, including a latest-day portion of 237.8 BTC sold for 19.7 million USDC and 7,929 ETH purchased. USDC is a dollar-pegged stablecoin, a cryptocurrency designed to track the U.S. dollar. ## Links in this article - [prior four-day tally](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/32143)