Hi everyone,
I’m introducing the initial release of Whale Hunter, a terminal-based Ethereum intelligence radar built for high-speed wallet tracking and mempool monitoring.
The project is designed for a "Sovereign" workflow effectively moving away from bloated, ad-heavy web dashboards and bringing on-chain visibility directly into the CLI. It utilizes a high-performance Python stack with Textual/Rich to deliver a responsive, 60+ FPS experience that fits perfectly into a modern terminal setup.
🛠️ Technical Architecture Granular Watchlist Monitoring: Observe specific VIP wallets and smart contract addresses directly in the mempool before block confirmation.
Sovereign Shield: A native notification gating system providing real-time desktop alerts for specific wallet movements or high-value (100+ ETH) transfers.
Provider-Agnostic Engine: Full infrastructure independence. Supports any WSS/HTTPS provider, including local nodes, Infura, or Alchemy.
Zero-Drop Pipeline: Re-engineered multi-process daemon architecture designed to handle high-concurrency mempool streams even during extreme network congestion.
Zero Telemetry & Privacy: Your watchlists, API keys, and logs are strictly local and never leave your machine.
📦 Installation & Source Arch Linux users can find the package on the AUR:
Bash yay -S whale-hunter
Source code and manual build instructions are available on GitHub:
https://github.com/GIN-SYSTEMS/whale-hunter
⚖️ Legal Disclaimer ⚠️ IMPORTANT ⚠️ RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. This software is developed strictly for educational and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) research.
Not Financial Advice: Data provided by Whale Hunter does not constitute investment or legal advice.
No Liability: The developer is not responsible for any financial losses, network fees (gas), or unintended consequences resulting from the use of this software.
Compliance: Users are solely responsible for ensuring their use of this tool complies with local regulations and third-party terms of service. Provided "as-is" without warranty.
I’m particularly interested in feedback regarding the async event loop performance and the TUI's hot-path efficiency on different terminal emulators.