<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Ethereum whales have shown renewed interest in the market with a significant increase in large transactions and transaction volumes.Large transaction volumes rose over 100% in a day, with a total value of $7.84 billion in Ethereum moved by whales.The number of transactions involving at least $100,000 doubled from 3,080 to almost 6,000 within the same period.The volume of Ethereum transacted by whales increased by over 150%, from 1.18 million ETH to 3.03 million ETH.This spike in large transactions coincided with Ethereum's price increase from $2,500 to $2,700, indicating buying activity by whales.Ethereum historically leads altcoin seasons due to its dominance and influence on other altcoins built on its infrastructure.The rise in ETH price is expected to trigger the next altcoin season, but Bitcoin's dominance needs to decrease for it to start.For an altcoin season to take off, Ethereum must outperform Bitcoin, which has not happened yet as ETH is yet to reach a new all-time high.