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Smart money wallets have continued to accumulate Cardano (ADA) over the past two months, even as the cryptocurrency’s price traded lower. In contrast, smaller retail wallets have been offloading the asset over the last three weeks. This divergence in investor behavior may signal a potential turning point for Cardano. Sponsored Sponsored ADA Whale Accumulation Contrasts With Retail Selling Pressure ADA, like the rest of the market, has seen substantial volatility. Over the past two months alone, the altcoin has declined by roughly 19%. After an initial rally in January 2026, the price reversed sharply, erasing much of its year-to-date progress. According to BeInCrypto Markets data, ADA was trading at $0.35 at press time, up just over 2% in the past 24 hours. The modest recovery aligns with a broader market rebound. Cardano (ADA) Price Performance. Source: BeInCrypto Markets Despite the price weakness, on-chain data shows sustained accumulation from large holders. Blockchain analytics firm Santiment revealed that large Cardano holders with balances between 100,000 and 100 million tokens have accumulated 454.7 million ADA over the past two months. This $161.42 million in recent whale accumulation highlights continued conviction among these market participants. A closer analysis of wallet data shows that whale addresses holding between 10 million and 100 million ADA have consistently increased their exposure. Meanwhile, wallets holding between 1 million and 10 million ADA, as well as those with 100,000 to 1 million ADA, experienced a temporary slowdown in demand, although accumulation resumed in January 2026. Sponsored Sponsored ADA Whale Accumulation. Source: Santiment At the same time, retail investors have continued to sell. Smaller holders with 100 ADA or less have offloaded 22,000 ADA, worth nearly $7,810, over the past three weeks. Santiment observed that whale accumulation alongside retail capitulation signals a potential recovery after the market stabilizes. “When whales…

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