# Anti-Whale Mechanism The word "**dumping**" describes a situation in which a big investor, commonly referred to as a "whale," purchases a huge quantity of tokens with the purpose of driving up the price before selling them all for a sizable profit. An **anti-whale mechanism** is a working system that monitors or opposes the actions of the crypto whale(s) who use their enormous assets to manipulate or control the price of a cryptocurrency, including selling cryptocurrency in large quantities to spark a run or panic in the market. We've implemented an anti-whale mechanism to protect you from such whales as well as pump and dump schemes. Our Anti-Whale Mechanism ensures that no single sell order can amount to more than **1%** of the total supply of **$BNOU**. The Anti-Whale Mechanism won’t necessarily stop Whales from selling, but having a maximum limit helps to prevent large selloffs and price manipulation. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://bitnou-official.gitbook.io/bitnou/anti-whale-mechanism.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.