DOGE Jumps 7% on $200M Whale Buys as Futures Bets Top $3B

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By Shaurya Malwa, CD Analytics

Updated Aug 14, 2025, 5:51 a.m. Published Aug 14, 2025, 5:50 a.m.

(CoinDesk Data)
  • Dogecoin surged over 7% in the past 24 hours, breaking through the $0.25 resistance level.
  • Whale purchases exceeded $200 million, pushing futures open interest above $3 billion.
  • Technical patterns suggest further upside toward $0.27, with $0.25 now acting as support.

Dogecoin surged over 7% in the past 24 hours, fueled by more than $200 million in whale purchases and a sharp uptick in derivatives positioning. The memecoin broke through the $0.25 resistance level, triggering a volume-led breakout and sending futures open interest above $3 billion. Large-holder ownership now sits just shy of 50%, underscoring growing institutional participation.
Technical patterns suggest further upside toward the $0.27 area, with bullish sentiment intact.

  • Whale accumulation crossed 1 billion DOGE tokens (worth $200 million) in the past 24 hours.
  • Large-holder ownership neared 50%, a threshold last approached during previous market tops.
  • DOGE futures open interest surpassed $3 billion, indicating a sharp return of leveraged positioning.
  • Broader crypto market strength supported the rally, with risk sentiment boosted by equity market gains.
  • DOGE rallied from $0.24 to $0.25 in the 24-hour period from Aug. 13 05:00 to Aug. 14 04:00 (+7%).
  • Trading range spanned $0.24–$0.26, reflecting 9% intraday volatility.
  • Breakout above $0.25 occurred in evening hours following earlier consolidation.
  • Volume during breakout phases significantly exceeded daily averages, peaking at 29.2 million in a single minute.
  • Final hour showed stabilization at $0.25 after brief pullback.
  • Breakout from bullish flag pattern projects short-term target near $0.27.
  • $0.25 now acting as fresh support after multiple successful retests.
  • Resistance stands at $0.26, with a clean move above opening path to $0.27.
  • Volume profile indicates strong accumulation rather than speculative churn.
  • Futures OI and funding rates suggest sustained long positioning in near term.
  • Ability of $0.25 support to hold during any intraday pullbacks.
  • Break above $0.26 to confirm continuation toward $0.27.
  • Whale wallet flows for signs of ongoing accumulation.
  • Funding rate spikes that could signal overcrowded longs.
  • Correlation with broader risk-on moves in equities.

Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.

Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX, SNX, RUNE, FTM, ZIL, KSM, ENJ, CKB, JOE, GHST, PERP, BTRFLY, OHM, BANANA, ROME, BURGER, SPIRIT, and ORCA.

He provides over $1,000 to liquidity pools on Compound, Curve, SushiSwap, PancakeSwap, BurgerSwap, Orca, AnySwap, SpiritSwap, Rook Protocol, Yearn Finance, Synthetix, Harvest, Redacted Cartel, OlympusDAO, Rome, Trader Joe, and SUN.

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