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
While cryptocurrency markets have been moving sideways during the last few weeks, digital currency proponents have been observing large bitcoin whale movements. Transactions with tens of thousands of BTC have been noticed on the move from one wallet to another. On Friday, one colossal BTC holder moved over 50,000 BTC ($410 million) and cycled the...Read More
