Yes, the basic web platform is free with no signup. Pro tier ($90/month) and Premium ($550/month) add API, advanced filters, and bigger alert quotas.

How does Arkham know who owns a wallet?

Combination of on-chain analysis (transaction patterns, counterparties) + off-chain evidence (Twitter posts, ENS, public records, exchange disclosures) submitted via bounties. Algorithmic + crowd-sourced.

Can Arkham identify my wallet?

Possibly, if your wallet has any link to a public identity (you tweeted your address, you used a KYC'd exchange, etc.). For maximum privacy: use a fresh wallet from a CEX with strong KYC separation. Even then, on-chain patterns can sometimes identify behaviors.

What's the difference between Arkham and Etherscan?

Etherscan shows raw on-chain data without identity. Arkham adds identity labels (this address = Binance, this address = Vitalik). For deeper context, Arkham wins. For raw transaction details, Etherscan is enough.

Can I follow whales to copy their trades?

Yes via Arkham's wallet alerts. But: their info is better than yours, by the time you see their trade the move may be priced in. Use as signal among many, not as direct copy trade.

What's ARKM token used for?

Payment for bounties (rewarded to bounty solvers), platform fee discounts, governance voting. Listed on major exchanges. Not necessary to use Arkham's free features.

Does Arkham have a mobile app?

Web mobile is the primary experience; native iOS/Android app announced for 2026. Telegram alerts work for mobile notifications via the existing alert system.

Can Arkham track Solana whales?

Yes — Solana support added in 2024. Bitcoin is also supported. Most major chains have full coverage.

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What is Arkham and what does it do?

Arkham is a blockchain intelligence platform that aggregates on-chain data with off-chain identity information. Their database has 500,000+ labeled addresses (CEX hot wallets, market makers, MEV bots, funds, individual traders, and known whales). Users can search by wallet, by entity name, or by behavior patterns ('show me all wallets that bought ETH last week with > $1M').

The platform launched 2023, IPO'd via $ARKM token 2024, and now has 1M+ monthly users. Free tier covers most retail use cases; institutional tier ($500+/month) adds API access and proprietary signals.

Tracking a specific whale wallet

Paste any wallet address into arkham.com search. Arkham shows: identified entity (if known), total balance, recent transactions, top tokens held, frequent counterparties.

For famous whales: search 'Vitalik' to see Ethereum cofounder's main wallet, 'CZ' for Binance founder's known holdings, 'Tron Foundation' for Justin Sun's main wallets. Following these gives you visibility into what high-conviction players are doing.

Setting alerts — be notified when whales move

Free tier supports basic alerts:

Wallet activity alert — get email/Telegram notification when a specific wallet transacts above $X threshold.
Exchange flow alert — notification when significant money moves into or out of a specific exchange.
Token-specific alert — large transactions of a particular token (BTC, ETH, USDC).

Set 3-5 alerts max — more becomes noise. Most useful for traders trying to front-run obvious moves.

Smart money — following profitable wallets

Arkham's Smart Money section ranks wallets by ROI over various time windows (7d, 30d, 90d, all-time). The top wallets are often anonymous early Bitcoin holders, professional trading firms (Jump, Wintermute), and identified retail mega-traders.

How to use: follow 3-5 smart money wallets, watch what coins they buy. NOT a guarantee — they have higher info than you. But useful for spotting trends early before retail catches on.

Exchange flow analysis

Arkham aggregates inflows/outflows for every major exchange. Useful patterns:

Large BTC outflows from Coinbase: institutional accumulation moving to cold storage. Bullish signal.
Large stablecoin inflows to Binance: dry powder waiting to deploy. Often precedes price moves.
Specific token flowing into many exchanges simultaneously: insiders preparing to sell. Bearish.
Exchange-to-exchange transfers: market maker rebalancing, normal activity.

Bounty system — earn ARKM by identifying wallets

Arkham operates a public bounty system. Anyone can submit evidence linking an anonymous wallet to a real entity. If accepted, you earn ARKM tokens (typically $50-500 per bounty, occasionally $5,000+ for high-value identifications).

Most bounties come from social-media archaeology: someone posted a wallet address on Twitter years ago and forgot, you find it via search. Or someone's ENS resolves to a wallet you can connect to other activity.

Arkham vs Nansen — which to use

Arkham: more affordable (free tier robust), strong identity-tracking via bounties, faster public adoption. Best for retail and casual analysts.

Nansen: more expensive ($150-1500/month), better proprietary smart-money scoring, deeper institutional features. Best for professional traders and funds.

For most users: Arkham free + occasional Nansen trial covers what you need. Pay for Nansen only when you specifically use their smart money signals.

Limits and ethical considerations

Privacy concerns are real. Arkham makes it easier to dox crypto users, which has been controversial since launch. If you use the bounty system to identify someone, that information becomes permanent public knowledge.

Practical limits: Arkham only sees on-chain data. Off-chain identity is inferred from circumstantial evidence (social media posts, ENS, exchange KYC leaks). The platform sometimes gets identifications wrong.

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