Laut on-chain analytics firm Santiment, the amount of Bitcoin held by whales has been in decline for 11 months now. It notes that as fears of inflation and global recession dominate, addresses holding 100 to 10,000 BTC have lowered the percentage of the Bitcoin supply held to 29-month lows. This category of addresses now holds 45.72% of the supply, which is the lowest since April 4, 2020.
🐳 De Montant vun #Bitcoin vun de Walen ofgehalen ass elo säit 11 Méint erof. Wéi Ängschte vun #Inflatioun an eng Welt # Rezessioun weider, Adressen Holding 100 ze 10k $ BTC hunn hir Prozentsaz vun Offer ofgehalen erofgesat #kryptsäin Top Verméigen op 29-Méint Déiften. https://t.co/YP55vxCfJr pic.twitter.com/2tAIvOsD2i
- Santiment (@santimentfeed) September 25, 2022
ze Glassnode Daten, coins that have been held for several months record the highest dormancy ever. The on-chain analytics firm notes that the total volume of Bitcoin “coin-days” destroyed in the last 90 days has, effectively, reached an all-time low.
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geschriwen stayed below $19,000 for most of the weekend, despite a couple of brief gains. The lead cryptocurrency was recently trading at over $19,157, up 1.17% in the previous 24 hours. This came after volatility in the past week amid significant interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks, as well as declining economic indicators that point to a recession.
📢 Eng Spike an #Bitcoin Interessi op sozialen Plattformen koum dëse Weekend. Ënnert #kryptTop 100 Verméigen, $ BTC ass d'Thema an 26%+ vun Diskussiounen fir d'éischte Kéier zënter Mëtt Juli. Eis Backtesting weist datt 20%+ fir Bitcoin gewidmet ass e positiv fir de Secteur. https://t.co/fMQ9gLollz pic.twitter.com/qL3CNPiSoS
- Santiment (@santimentfeed) September 26, 2022
As the crypto market, in general, remained under pressure, Santiment Rapporten a spike in Bitcoin interest on social platforms over the weekend. It noted that among the top 100 cryptos, Bitcoin was the subject of discourse in over 26% of discussions for the first time since mid-July. Santiment added, “Our backtesting shows 20%+ dedicated to Bitcoin is a positive for the sector.”
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The Root, an on-chain data-focused Twitter handle, shared an analysis that might suggest that Bitcoin may soon reach its bear market bottom: “Short & Long Term Holder cost basis just crossed. Previous bear market bottoms happened within days of crossing. Is this time different?” The Root tweeted.
Crypto analyst Will Clemente believes Bitcoin might have started a bottoming process. “After months of waiting, for just the fourth time ever, Bitcoin’s short-term holder cost basis has fallen below its long-term holder cost basis. This indicates a bottoming process. The next cross to watch for is a bull cross of the short term back above the long term.”
Source: https://u.today/bitcoin-whales-drastically-reduce-holdings-whats-happening