Bitcoin's 30% recovery in two weeks has BTC whales back in accumulation mode

Bitcoin (BTC) addresses holding at least 1,000 BTC, the so-called whales, have started accumulating more tokens during the recent market recovery. As of Feb. 10, the total supply in these addresses was 8.096 million BTC versus 7.95 million on Jan. 24, according to data from Coin Metrics. Bitcoin whales and institutional inflows The buying sentiment […]

Bitcoin whale indicator detects multi-month accumulation trend as BTC eyes $67K-retest

Bitcoin’s (BTC) biggest investors have been lately upping their reserves in sync with the ongoing price recovery, one Glassnode metric suggests. Dubbed as “Whale Supply Shock,” the on-chain indicator represents the ratio between the amount of Bitcoin held by “whales” and “fishes.” Whales represent addresses that hold between 10,000 BTC and 100,000 BTC, while fishes […]

Bitcoin whales join 'small fish' in buying BTC as price holds above $47K

Rich crypto investors are turning their attention back to Bitcoin (BTC) as its price continues to eye a breakout move above $50,000. Crypto-focused newsletter Ecoinometrics reported positive changes in Bitcoin holdings for addresses controlling 1,000-10,000 BTC. So, based on their rising account balances throughout August, Ecoinometrics spotted a renewed accumulation sentiment among “whales,” hinting that […]

Number of Bitcoin wallets holding 100-1K BTC soars after Tesla's $1.5B buy-in

The amount of Bitcoin (BTC) held by whales increased by around 14% after Tesla announced its foray into the cryptocurrency sector in early February 2021. The latest data from on-chain analytics platform Glassnode shows an inflow of roughly $19.5 billion worth of Bitcoin — according to current exchange rates — into wallets that hold at […]

Bitcoin whales are profiting as 'weak hands' sell BTC throughout $40K bull run

Bitcoin (BTC) is changing hands fast after its drop to $32,000 and only millionaires are winning, data shows. Statistics governing wallet balances from Glassnode on Jan. 11 reveal that the main investors “buying the dip” are those with a balance in excess of 1,000 BTC ($36 million). “Millionaire” wallets keep growing Compiled by Elias Simos, […]

Bitcoin whales are buying more aggressively since Christmas, data finds

Bitcoin (BTC) whales have been buying more since Christmas, on-chain data shows. This indicates that high-net-worth investors are continuing to eat up the supply of BTC. It is nearly impossible to segregate institutional investors from individual investors through on-chain data. However, the trend shows that investors with large capital are increasingly entering into the Bitcoin […]