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Whale sells 1,010 NFTs in 48 hours in ‘largest NFT dump ever’

With the Blur marketplace set for a second airdrop soon, Nansen’s Andrew Thurman theorized that this major NFT dump could be a play to reap extra BLUR token rewards while also booking some profits.

According to data from Nansen, nonfungible token (NFT) whale Jeffrey Hwang — known colloquially as Machi Big Brother — dumped 1,010 tokens for a total of 11,680 Ether (ETH) or $18.6 million in the space of 48 hours.

In a Feb. 25 Twitter thread, Nansen’s Simian Psychometric Enhancement Technician Andrew Thurman highlighted the trading activity over the previous two days, and noted that it's “likely the largest NFT dump ever.”

The major selling event included 90 Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs, 191 Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) NFTs and 308 Otherdeed NFTs to name a few.

Notably, however, Machi Big Brother (Machi) promptly bought back 991 NFTs following the dump, with Thurman theorizing that could be a play to either book some profits while also conducting “one big wash trade to generate huge Blur airdrop profits,” or a “pretty naked market manipulation. ”

Machi is reportedly one of the biggest receivers of the BLUR token airdrop from upstart NFT marketplace Blur, which recently ousted OpenSea from being the top-ranked NFT platform in terms of trading volume.

On Feb. 14, the project started dishing out its first round of airdrops to the community, with the amount of airdropped tokens depending on the user’s level of platform engagement and Ethereum-based NFT trading activity.

On Feb. 17, blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intel indicated that Machi had received 1.8 million BLUR tokens, and cashed it all out for $1.3 million.

As such, Machi could be looking to score some fresh BLUR tokens in the next round by ramping up NFT trading activity, while other whales may be looking to do the same also.

Related: Blur founder Pacman puts the NFT marketplace war into perspective

Looking at the floor prices of top collections that Machi initially dumped, BAYC, MAYC and Otherdeed NFTs have seen their prices drop 7.77%, 9.2% and 8.16% in the past 24 hours, according to data from NFT Price Floor.

“One man's quest for an airdrop is wrecking some markets,” Thurman noted in a subsequent post.

At the time of writing, BLUR sits at $0.79 with the price declining by 17.7% over the past seven days, according to CoinGecko.

On Feb. 22, the Blur team tweeted that the project will soon airdrop $300 million worth of tokens in its second round, or “season two.”

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NFT aggregator Blur eyes 30% price pump by March amid airdrop euphoria

BLUR price is also forming a Doji candlestick pattern on its four-hour chart, hinting at a bullish reversal ahead.

Blur (BLUR) could rise by up to 30% by March 2023 owing to a mix of technical and fundamental factors.

Blur airdrop hype

Blur is a nonfungible token (NFT) aggregator that indexes digital art listings across various base marketplaces like LooksRare and OpenSea. In doing so, the aggregator allows users to trade across all NFTs marketplaces via a single interface.

Since its launch in October 2022, Blur has become the leading NFT aggregator, accounting for 40%-60% of the daily NFT trading volume, according to data tracked by Messari.

Blur versus other NFT marketplaces' volumes. Source: Messari

The period has also witnessed the Blur team "airdropping" free BLUR tokens to users who have traded Ethereum-based NFTs in the past six months. On Feb. 15, Blur officially launched its native token of the same name, allowing airdrop recipients to trade it for fiat money and other crypto assets.

According to Dune Analytics, Blue has airdropped 360 million tokens across its users. Interestingly, users have claimed nearly 339 million BLUR tokens in the first six days of the launch against the 60-day deadline.

Typically, traders dump airdropped tokens early to secure an instant profit. Nonetheless, BLUR's price remains approximately 25% higher than its market debut price of $0.88, suggesting that most traders have decided to hold it longer.

One reason could be the Blue team's intention to conduct another airdrop in the coming months. The news coincides with Blur's total-value-locked (TVL) metric reaching a record high of 76,490 ETH, according to Defi Llama.

Blur TVL performance. Source: Defi Llama

"Blur airdrop reminds me of the Uniswap airdrop," noted independent market analyst Nekoz, adding:

"Early sellers sold for a ps5. Diamond hand sellers sold it for 5 figures. Imo if you don’t need the funds, just chill with it. It will be the number 1 NFT platform."

BLUR price Doji reversal

BLUR price technicals are also hinting at a bullish scenario being more likely.

On the four-hour chart, BLUR has painted a Doji pattern at the end of its short-term correction phase. That is confirmed by the four-hour candlestick with almost the same open and close levels, and extreme bearish and bullish wicks.

The Doji shows indecisiveness among traders about the next market bias. But coupled with Blur's other technical indicators, namely its short-term support level of around $1 and a neutral relative strength index (RSI), it appears the Doji may result in a bullish reversal in the coming weeks. 

BLUR/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView

In other words, BLUR price may bounce from its $1-support level to eye an interim rally toward $1.21, which has served as resistance and support in recent sessions. Moreover, an extended run-up can push the price to $1.39, orBLUR's recent peak, by March 2023.

Bearish arguments  

Despite solid fundamentals, BLUR's price can see an extended correction below its $1-support level, per the technical setup shared by analyst Altcoin Sherpa.

The chartist maintains his short-term bullish bias for BLUR, but anticipates its price to fall toward $0.94 first, saying that it "should provide a solid bounce."

BLUR/USD hourly price chart. Source: TradingView, Altcoin Sherpa

He also argues that BLUR's market bias will take cues from how Bitcoin (BTC) performs in the coming sessions.

This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.

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