Send Crypto Whale Alerts
Every 4 hours, searches for the largest BTC and ETH whale transactions, classifies each as accumulation or selling pressure, and delivers a structured alert to Telegram.
What It Does
Every 4 hours, 7 days a week, this workflow searches on-chain data sources for the largest recent BTC and ETH transactions and delivers a structured whale activity alert to your Telegram. You get the 3 largest BTC movements and 2 largest ETH movements with USD values, address type classification, and a signal interpretation (accumulation, selling pressure, or internal transfer) — plus exchange flow data and an overall whale sentiment summary.
Why It Matters
When a wallet moves 5,000 BTC to an exchange, it usually means someone is about to sell. When 10,000 BTC moves off an exchange to a cold wallet, it signals long-term accumulation. These on-chain signals have historically preceded major price moves by hours. Retail traders who watch whale activity in real time get advance warning that price action is about to shift — before it appears in the charts.
This workflow delivers that signal to your Telegram automatically every 4 hours, including nights and weekends when most alerts go quiet.
How It Works
- Scheduled Trigger — Fires every 4 hours, all 7 days of the week. Crypto never sleeps and neither does this workflow.
- AI Agent with Internet Search — Searches Whale Alert data, on-chain analytics sources, and crypto news for the largest recent transactions with exchange flow context.
- Telegram Delivery — Sends a structured whale brief with movement classification and sentiment summary to your Telegram chat.
What You Get
| Data Point | Details |
|---|---|
| Top 3 BTC transactions | Amount, USD value, address types, signal interpretation |
| Top 2 ETH transactions | Amount, USD value, address types, signal interpretation |
| Exchange inflow/outflow alerts | Which exchange, which coin, estimated amount, sentiment signal |
| BTC price snapshot | Current price with 4-hour percentage change |
| Overall whale sentiment | Accumulating, distributing, or mixed |
| Quiet market fallback | Clean message when no significant activity is detected |
Signal Interpretation Guide
| Movement Pattern | Signal |
|---|---|
| Large transfer to an exchange | Selling pressure (bearish warning) |
| Large transfer from an exchange | Accumulation (bullish signal) |
| Wallet-to-wallet transfer | Internal transfer (neutral) |
Who It's For
- Crypto traders who use on-chain data as a leading indicator for price direction
- BTC and ETH holders who want early warning when large sell pressure is entering exchanges
- DeFi participants who track ETH whale movements that affect gas and liquidity
- Anyone who has been caught off-guard by a sudden crypto price drop that whale data predicted
Setup
- Connect your Telegram bot — Create one via @BotFather and get your chat ID via @userinfobot (takes about 5 minutes).
- Submit the workflow — Do not publish, to preserve your Needle credits.
- Install — Whale alerts arrive every 4 hours, including weekends.
Customize It
- Change the chat ID to a Telegram group to share whale alerts with your crypto community.
- Change the cron schedule to
0 */2 * * *for every-2-hour monitoring during volatile periods. - Pair with other crypto-focused workflows (sentiment alerts, altcoin movers, gas trackers) for a complete on-chain toolkit in one Telegram chat.
Timezone Note
Fires every 4 hours at UTC midnight, 04:00, 08:00, 12:00, 16:00, and 20:00. No timezone adjustment is needed — whale activity is global and runs 24/7. All times in the alert are reported in UTC.
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