3 alternative coins that crypto whales buy in September 2026
Whale wallets (large investors) added three tokens in the first 30 hours of September, the month in which Bitcoin ended its trading down in five of the past eight years.
The market opened this month down 2.2% from Tuesday’s high, meaning these purchases went against the broader market trend.
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First: UNI coin (UNI)
· Increase in holdings: Whale wallets (classified by the Nansen platform) raised their UNI holdings from 3.20 million to 3.46 million on September 2, an increase of 257,777 tokens worth about $1.62 million. The number of wallets also rose from 8 to 9, indicating that a new major holder has joined.
· Money flow: The new wallets received $2.91 million, while exchange balances fell by 351,274 ORCA.
· Price performance: UNI’s price rose by 9% in 24 hours and 47% over the week. The coin returns to this list after the whales bought it in July as well.
· Core support (Fundamentals): Uniswap handled $2.69 billion in daily volume and $10.7 million in fees (per DeFiLlama data). These fees feed into the UNI burn mechanism approved last December, meaning higher trading removes UNI from circulation (reduces supply).
· Hedging moves: Two groups hedged instead of following through. Derivatives traders reduced their exposure to UNI by $854,910 while remaining in net long positions. Meanwhile, the whales themselves were net sellers on decentralized exchanges (DEX) by $130,256, which is read as taking profits on part of the gains.
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Secondly: ORCA coin (ORCA)
· Increase in holdings: Whale balances rose from 160,325 to 201,097 ORCA, up 25.4%, while the token price fell by 1.3%.
· Nature of the buying: The number of wallets remained at 10, meaning the current holders are the ones who made the purchases.
· Money flow: Exchanges lost $263,753 worth of ORCA in 24 hours, the second-largest outflow in 30 days, reducing sell-side supply in the market.
· Weekly outlook: The weekly picture is weaker, as whale flow over the past 7 days is still negative by $417,113, meaning that one strong day wasn’t enough to reverse a week of selling.
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Thirdly: Pump.fun coin (PUMP)
· Increase in holdings: Whale balances increased by 62.75 million tokens (worth roughly $272,000), and new wallets added $1.83 million while the price fell by 3.5%.
· Counterpart (selling pressure): The other side is heavier. Smart traders sold $475,249, while the holders of the biggest wallets sold $1.80 million in profit. Also, exchange flow shifted from an outflow of $885,645 to an inflow of $739,671 during the same period, and tokens moving to exchanges usually mean they are about to be sold.
· Integrated buy mechanism: Pump.fun has a huge bundled buyer. The company states that it uses half of its profits to buy PUMP from the open market and burn it (destroy it), meaning these tokens cannot be sold again. It has burned $997,700 worth on the last day.
· Effect: This burn reduced the supply, but it did not stop the price decline when holders sold faster than the company bought. At the beginning of September, whale wallets held 4.745 billion PUMP. If their holdings drop below this level, it means sellers are the winners.