Bitcoin’s sharp August rebound has been accompanied by rising whale and retail inflows to Binance, but both groups remain well below the elevated levels seen earlier this year despite BTC returning to around $80,000.

Binance’s 30-day retail inflow sum increased from roughly $7.0 billion on August 18 to $9.0 billion on August 28, a rise of about 29%.

Whale inflows climbed even faster, rising from $4.15 billion on August 17 to $5.6 billion, or nearly 35%.

Over roughly the same period, Bitcoin advanced from around $63,000 to nearly $80,000, a gain of approximately 27%.

The broader historical comparison is more notable.

Retail inflows peaked near $14 billion in February, while whale inflows reached roughly $8.8 billion.

Current readings are therefore still around 36% below those earlier peaks for both groups, even though Bitcoin is now trading substantially above the price levels seen when those inflow highs were recorded.

The latest move consequently shows two developments at once: exchange inflows from both cohorts are rebuilding alongside Bitcoin’s rally, but the recovery has not brought Binance inflow activity back to its February extremes.

Whale inflows have also risen slightly faster than retail flows during the latest rebound, increasing about 35% versus 29%.

Retail nevertheless remains larger in absolute terms at roughly $9 billion compared with $5.6 billion for whales.

Because these metrics represent 30-day dollar-denominated inflow sums, they should not be interpreted as direct evidence of selling. Rising Bitcoin prices can also increase the dollar value of BTC transferred to exchanges.

For now, the key divergence remains that Bitcoin has returned to nearly $80,000 while both retail and whale inflows to Binance remain roughly one-third below their February peaks.

Written by Amr Taha