Why the Bitcoin ‘mid-halving’ price slump will play out differently this time

Some analysts believe the four-year market cycle is changing and that the halving schedule may no longer determine cyclical conditions as Bitcoin closes in on the mid point between halvings. The halving is when the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) rewards issued per new block mined is reduced by half. The next halving will happen around […]

Bitcoin on-chain data hints at institutions 'deploying capital' at expense of 'hodlers'

“Sophisticated passive buying” on Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchanges coincides with the trend of BTC leaving exchanges to cold storage. Adjusted Bitcoin supply shock. Source: Willy Woo The price recovery witnessed in the Bitcoin market across the last two weeks coincided with a rise in hodlers and speculative investors selling their coins, according to data provided […]

Willy Woo: 'Peak fear' but on-chain metrics say it’s not a bear market

Bitcoin analyst and co-founder of software firm Hypersheet Willy Woo believes that on-chain metrics show that BTC is not in a bear market despite observing “peak fear” levels. Speaking on the What Bitcoin Did podcast hosted by Peter McCormack on Jan. 30, Woo cited key metrics such as a strong number of long term holders […]

Bitcoin holdings of public companies have surged in 2021

The quantity of Bitcoin held by private corporations has increased significantly during 2021, building on increases from the previous year. In a Jan. 3 tweet, on-chain analyst Willy Woo claimed that public companies holding “significant BTC have gained market share from spot ETFs as a way to access BTC exposure on public equity markets”. This […]

Don't expect retail sell-off to crash Bitcoin price — analyst

Those expecting another Bitcoin (BTC) speculative price dip are looking in the wrong place, one of the industry’s best-known analysts suggests. In a Twitter discussion on Dec. 20, Willy Woo, creator of on-chain data resource Woobull, said that popular retail exchanges will not spark a further BTC price rout. U.S. retail stays calm throughout the […]

ZEC price jumps 20% in one day as Zcash devs unveil transition to Proof-of-Stake

Zcash (ZEC) surged by nearly 20% in the past 24 hours, helped by the euphoria surrounding its core protocol’s decisive transition from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to Proof-of-Stake (PoS). The ZEC price logged an intraday high at $188.80 on Binance after rising two days in a row by more than 27%. The cryptocurrency’s move upside also wiped […]

Bitcoin could be on the verge of a big breakout at $42K, hodler activity suggests

On-chain analyst Willy Woo asserted that Bitcoin (BTC) would break above the $42,000-resistance level in its coming attempts. The researcher based his bullish analogy on the so-called Rick Astley indicator, a heat-map that tracks investors—the Rick Astleys of this world—that buy Bitcoin to hold the asset for longer timeframes. The indicator earlier predicted Bitcoin price […]