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What Are Whales Buying After Trump's 100% China Tariffs?

The market was shaken after Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, resulting in nearly $19 billion worth of crypto liquidations in a single day. However, while traders panicked, crypto whales were seen buying.

On-chain data shows that large investors increased their positions in three altcoins—suggesting that the sell-off was driven by investor sentiment, not structural factors. Here's what whales are buying and why these tokens could lead the next recovery.
LINK

Donald Trump's 100% China tariffs triggered one of the sharpest market-wide sell-offs in months. While most altcoins buckled under the pressure, LINKUSD saw a quiet accumulation from large holders—and the data supports this.

Whale wallets holding more than 100,000 LINK increased their positions by 22.45%, bringing their total holdings to 4.16 million LINK. This means the whales added approximately 0.76 million LINK, worth approximately $13.7 million at the current LINK price.

The top 100 addresses also increased their balances by 0.14%, totaling 646.48 million LINK—a net addition of approximately 0.90 million LINK, or $16.3 million.
This accumulation wasn't random. Data shows that smart money wallets increased by 1.51% (expecting a jump) and public figure wallets rose by 1.97%. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency exchange balances increased by 5.85%, suggesting retail investors are likely selling.

This move aligns with LINK's strong fundamentals.
The network's reliability under stress likely reinforced whales' commitment to LINK's DeFi role.

Technically, LINK is trading within a symmetric price stagnation channel, suggesting price action is constricting ahead of a potential breakout.

On the two-day chart, a bullish RSI divergence has formed: prices made a lower low around $7.90, while the RSI made a higher low, suggesting a reversal of fortunes or at least a recovery.
LINK is trading around $17.17, just below the $18.40 resistance. A break above $21.30 could open the way to $24.90, and a two-day close above $27.90 could carry LINK to $35.50.

However, if the two-day candle closes below $16.40, we can expect bears to take control.
Uniswap (UNI)

As the broader market absorbed the tariff shock, Uniswap (UNI) saw silent whale accumulation. Wallets holding large amounts of UNI added approximately 0.66 million UNI, increasing their balance from 690.10 million to 690.76 million, worth approximately $4 million at the current UNI price.
This move came as Uniswap processed close to $9 billion in daily trading volume, its highest level in months, without any outages or network stress—a sign of DeFi stability even during periods of extreme volatility.

The price chart confirms the crypto whale's resolve. UNI is trading within an ascending triangle, a bullish continuation structure marked by higher lows and a flat upper resistance.

The recent decline produced a long wick, but buyers managed to close the two-day candle within the trendline, preserving the pattern.
If UNI breaks above $6.70, it could open up room for a move towards $8.00 and $9.60. Currently, the price structure and whale positions suggest that the bullish trend remains intact despite the overall correction. However, this scenario would be invalidated if the 2-day candle closes below $5.80.
Dogecoin Whales Swing!

Among the most popular memecoins, Dogecoin DOGEUSD

has attracted attention during the tariff-induced crash. Interestingly, despite falling nearly 23% in the last 24 hours, DOGE has seen some of the most aggressive whale accumulation in the market. This is a clear sign of resolve amidst the panic.

According to on-chain data, wallets holding more than one billion DOGE added approximately 0.82 billion DOGE during the sell-off, increasing their balance from 71.22 billion to 72.04 billion.

At the current DOGE price, this represents approximately $156 million worth of new accumulation by mega crypto whales.
Technically, Dogecoin is trading around $0.19 and recovering from the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement zone around $0.20. A sustained move above $0.20 could open the door to $0.22—the critical 0.618 Fibonacci level. This could be followed by $0.26 and $0.30. However, a daily close below $0.17 would invalidate this recovery scenario.

Reinforcing the bullish outlook, the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF)—an indicator measuring inflows and outflows by large wallets—remained above zero throughout the crash.

This suggests that buying pressure remains strong even as the market corrects.
The decline in downside strength suggests that selling momentum is waning, consistent with the recovery in the CMF.