LIT And MNT Whale Activity Spikes To Six-Month Highs As Altcoin Volatility Rises
The post LIT And MNT Whale Activity Spikes To Six-Month Highs As Altcoin Volatility Rises appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Whale transaction counts on Lighter and Mantle have jumped to levels not seen since early 2026, right as broader altcoin turbulence returns to the market. According to the Santiment update, LIT just recorded 86 transactions above $100,000 in a single day while MNT hit 37 large-size moves. Both figures mark the highest whale activity in six months for each network. The timing is hard to ignore. Altcoin volatility has picked up, and large wallets appear to be positioning ahead of retail that is still sorting through market noise. The LIT spike sits at the intersection of a few narratives that have been slowly building. Lighter is a perpetual DEX, and recent chatter around buyback and burn mechanics, staking yield adjustments, and fresh partnership speculation has given whales a reason to move. Perp DEX volumes across chains have been uneven lately, but on-chain l