“Old Hands” Sold The Bitcoin Bottom And Are Selling Again Now
Bitcoin price is at a pivotal moment, about to potentially confirm a break out into a new bull market. Yet for some reason, coin dormancy, what one analyst calls a measure of “old hands” selling, is reaching a high level currently. These holders sold the Bitcoin bottom fearing lower prices, but why then are these […]
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On-chain data shows dormant addresses are selling BTC, leading some analysts to make bearish calls on Bitcoin price. Old hands are selling their Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, according to glassnode’s Coin Dormancy metric. As shown below, dormant addresses selling BTC marked previous tops in BTC.Coin Dormancy of Bitcoin. Source: glassnodeOn-chain analyst Willy Woo said old hands reliably sold the top until the most recent price cycle. He wrote:“Dormancy is a measure of ‘old hands selling out.’ It's interesting to see old hands reliably sold tops until this present cycle. They sold the #bitcoin....