Wintermute Moves $BLUR Tokens, Signal Dump Amid Price Surge?

Upbit's BLUR listing sparks a surge in price but also big transfers from Wintermute Trading, is a dump ahead for $BLUR tokens?
By Coingape Staff
Updated May 19, 2025
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South Korean exchange Upbit latest blog announced the addition of a new digital asset $BLUR to its platform. Simultaneously, the behavior of  token $BLUR in crypto market has drawn attention, with significant price movements and deposits observed.

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Upbit Annoucement on BLUR Listing

Upbit shared that starting from June 27, 2023, i.e. today, users can engage in trading activities involving BLUR, a digital asset available in the KRW market. The listing annoucement was followed by the sudden surge in the price of $BLUR, by approximately 27% and trading volume surged by over 1000%.

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Blog also mentions that BLUR supports deposits exclusively on the Ethereum network and does not extend support to deposits made through other networks such as Binance Smart Chain (BSC).

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There is a potential bullish sentiment surrounding $BLUR not just be price hike upon listing but also subsequent transactions made by Wintermute Trading.

Wintermute Deposits Amid Price Surge

Another intriguing aspect of the recent market activity surrounding $BLUR involves Wintermute Trading, a prominent Defi market maker, facing allegations of price manipulation and wash trading. After receiving a substantial amount of $BLUR, totaling 10 million tokens (equivalent to $4.2 million), from the Coinbase Custody Wallet, they proceeded to deposit the tokens to the crypto exchange Kraken.

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In addition to this deposit, they made another significant move by depositing 2.1 million $BLUR tokens (equivalent to $895,000) to Coinbase. This additional deposit occurred following the significant price surge of $BLUR.

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These actions by Wintermute Trading, coupled with their previous withdrawals from sources like Coinbase, Bitfinex, and Gate.io, have raised speculations regarding their intentions with the $BLUR deal. Market observers are now questioning whether Wintermute plans to exit their $BLUR holdings at this juncture, further adding to the intrigue surrounding the situation.

The market capitalization currently stands at $310,419,247, a growth of 23.83%.

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