While the recent plunge has put the crypto community into a state of panic, one HODLer is taking advantage. The third-largest Bitcoin whale just bought the dip, putting his stack over 121,000 BTC. On January 4th, the whale’s address added another 372 Bitcoin. The sum was purchased for $17,122,242.1 at the time. This was a...Read More
The third-largest BTC whale has accumulated more than 2,700 coins in a day as the cryptocurrency spiked above $50,000. The mystery entity has bought over 5,600 BTC in the past two weeks. CryptoPotato frequently reports the behavior of this particular whale who tends to sell when the cryptocurrency’s price has gone on a tear lately...Read More
In a matter of two weeks, one of the largest BTC whales has accumulated more than 6,600 coins as the price of the asset has declined by more than 10% in the same timeframe. CryptoPotato frequently reports the sales and purchases of this particular whale, which tends to sell when the asset’s price has appreciated...Read More
After a good run over the past several weeks, bitcoin’s rally came to a screeching halt, at least for now. Here’s where the whales come in. In fact, one particular whale is actually keen on raking in more and more coins as price takes another breather. Following the cryptocurrency’s fall below the psychological support level...Read More
One of the largest BTC whales has bought more than 200 coins at $62,000 shortly after selling 1,500 tokens at $67,500. Today’s purchase comes amid the asset’s massive correction. As outlined by CryptoQuant’s analyst going by the Twitter handle VentureFounder, the anonymous bitcoin whale has begun reaccumulating once again. Bought the dip a little early...Read More
The mysterious BTC whale, who was recently frequently sending lots of coins to Coinbase, has changed the strategy on the largest cryptocurrency. On-chain data shows that they have accumulated more than 500 bitcoins on Thursday and Friday. Bitcoin Whale Back to Buying CryptoPotato has previously reported some of this particular whale’s behavior – whose Bitcoin...Read More
BTC’s recent 9 daily candle streak to the upside has been very impressive. We have been tracking the third-largest BTC whale wallet and found interesting activity and signals. The whale entity, at one point, held over 116,841 BTC. Its current total BTC holdings stand at 113,841. The recent sales from this address since April 2021...Read More
Bitcoin investors have halted depositing their assets onto cryptocurrency exchanges and have actually started to withdraw substantial quantities, says on-chain data. Furthermore, it showed that most of the withdrawals came from retail investors, but whales and institutions have also accumulated BTC lately. Exchange Withdrawals to Early Highs Data from CryptoQuant highlighted the recent trends in...Read More
On-chain data analysis firm Santiment reported that whales purchased 60,000 BTC in one day, making it the biggest daily accumulation this year. Bitcoin whales, in this context, are those big investors and institutions holding between 100 to 10,000 bitcoins in a single address. According to Santiment, these addresses currently hold a combined 9.12M bitcoins –...Read More
Bitcoin whales have used the recent price dump as an opportunity to accumulate more BTC according to on-chain data. This came as the cryptocurrency dumped below $29,000 following substantial sell-offs from large players. Bitcoin Whales Bought the Dip? BTC whales represent large wallets that contain between 100 and 10,000 bitcoins, and their role in the...Read More
Over the past couple of months, there has been a lot of discussion around how the Bitcoin rally is currently being driven by whale traders and institutions. The inclusion of long-term hodlers also comes into the picture, but from the perspective of long-term growth, widespread adoption remains vital. Amidst the current rally, keeping track of...Read More
After Bitcoin dropped on the 21st of January, the investors dropped back to a previously used market strategy that supposedly triggered BTC’s bull run; hodling. As reported previously, dormant coins undergoing movement during the massive $42,000 high became dormant again, and hodlers settled back to navigate through the bearish storm. However, the rally which started...Read More
MicroStrategy is hodling A LOT of Bitcoin, and it’s coming for more. The corporation just revealed that it’s looking for financing to acquire an additional stash of Bitcoin. The company shared the information in an official announcement on its website on December 7, 2020. According to the Press Release, MicroStrategy would be contemplating a $400...Read More
With Bitcoin’s price trending closer to $20,000, on-chain analysts are suggesting that an upcoming correction may soon become inevitable. This is a strong possibility, despite the consistent buying and demand generation by institutions and whales. While retail/institutional traders may not be bearish just yet, according to popular on-chain analyst Willy Woo, “Bitcoin on-chain structure saying...Read More
While most of 2020 meant uncertainty and consolidation for Bitcoin, the past few weeks saw the cryptocurrency in good stead from a trading price point of view. Not only did Bitcoin’s price manage to stay above the crucial $15k-price level, but it also briefly breached the $16k-mark, before falling again. Source: Coinstats While there has...Read More
One of the most famous Bitcoin wallets among hackers and treasure hunters in the crypto-verse is now empty. Someone moved over 69.369 BTC from a legacy wallet to a new native SegWit format address (a more modern format aimed at optimizing transactions by lowering their transaction fees). Everything about the wallet is a mystery: Nobody...Read More
A recent report indicated that the number of Bitcoin whales has started to decrease following months of increased accumulation. Contrary to most expectations, history shows that retail investors are typically taking advantage of similar conditions, which could signify the beginning of a new run-up. Bitcoin Whales Accumulation Slows Down Bitcoin whales are considered addresses that...Read More
Breaking out of its consolidation period, Bitcoin‘s value increased to $11,731 on 12 October, before dropping to $11,385, at the time of writing. This drop could be the minor corrections taking place in the market, but this was the longest time frame BTC’s value maintained its position above the $11k resistance in a while. The...Read More
A recent report suggests that the amount of Bitcoin stored on exchanges is declining while BTC whales increase their holdings and that’s bullish for Bitcoin’s price. The paper also highlighted that investors have a much larger time horizon for their holdings now compared to previous years. Bitcoin Stored On Exchanges Drop In its latest report...Read More
Bitcoin‘s price has moved an awful lot in the past 24-hours but the entire community was on market watch. With analysts tracking different metrics and changes in volume, CryptoQuant CEO observed a bit of activity from the whale’s side, or dare I say, a lack of activity. Ki Yong Ju indicated on twitter that the...Read More
Analyzing Bitcoin on-chain data and market behaviors, a collaborative report published by OKEx insight – the research division of OKEx crypto exchange – and blockchain data firm Catallact reveals that smart money investors and institutional players may have been buying BTC since the COVID-19 outbreak. On the Bitcoin blockchain, as the amount of BTC being...Read More
A recent report compiled by Santiment revealed that the number of Bitcoin whale addresses had been gradually increasing in the past few years. The growing accumulation levels and HODLing mentality could reduce the impact of short-term bearish developments and pump BTC in the long-run. Bitcoin Whales At ATH BTC whales are considered individuals or organizations...Read More
Cryptocurrencies and their proponents take a lot of pride in the former’s decentralized nature. In fact, if you ever hear someone pitching Bitcoin to someone else, you can be pretty sure that decentralization and a lack of central authority will be one of the first features he/she will highlight. A pitch like that is well...Read More
Bitcoin’s network is known for a lot of things, and low transaction fees are undoubtedly one of them. Less than an hour ago, we saw another example of this as upwards of $1 billion worth of BTC was transferred from one address to another for a fee of $4 at current rates. $1 Billion Worth...Read More
The number of so-called whales with 1,000 bitcoin or more in their wallets has climbed to 1,882 from around 1,650 in January. It is the highest the numbers have reached in nearly three years. Whales may be defined as the Bitcoin ( BTC) community’s own version of the ‘deep state’, with the ability to swing...Read More
Recent data indicates that the number of Bitcoin whales (containing more than 1,000 BTC) has grown by nearly 9% in the past year. Interestingly, even after the completion of the third halving, whales continue to accumulate, which contradicts with their past performance. BTC Whales On A Shopping Spree Data provided by the monitoring company Glassnode...Read More
New data comparing Bitcoin’s fundamentals now and around the second halving in 2016 demonstrates the immense growth of the network. Double, triple, and even quadruple-digit increases are evident in almost all areas, including the number of BTC addresses, the hashrate, and the daily transaction volume. 2016 Vs. 2020 Bitcoin Addresses While most members of the...Read More
Bitcoin accumulation is on the rise in the past few weeks, according to new information. BTC hodlers are stashing more coins daily now than they did at any time in the last year. The question remains if the upcoming Halving scheduled to take place in May is the primary reason behind this, or is it...Read More
With the third Bitcoin Halving just around the corner, the number of BTC whales is on the rise again, similar to what happened before the previous one in 2016. Individuals and entities owning at least 1,000 of the primary cryptocurrency are currently at a 2-year high. BTC Whales Accumulate Before The Halving? The Bitcoin Halving...Read More
Bitcoin set the stage for an impressive price increase throughout the whole market with a positive run to over $8,800 at one point. Amid all this, the popular transaction monitoring resource, Whale Alert, detected a $1 billion transaction carried out with BTC. $1 Billion Transferred For $80 The last 24 hours have been nothing short...Read More
