Capitulation or profit-taking? Bitcoin whale moves 32K BTC dormant since 2018
What is "usually" an OTC transaction signals change is afoot among 2018 bear market buyers, says Whalemap. Bitcoin (BTC) worth over $600 million moved for the first time since the last bear market on Oct. 18, analysis has revealed.In a Twitter thread, monitoring resource Whalemap flagged a transaction involving 32,000 BTC.Buyer could be "willing to acquire" 32,000 BTC at $19,000In the latest sign that current spot price is affecting the behavior of even longer-term holders, a whale entity who purchased BTC near the pit of the last bear market appears to have sold.According to Whalemap,....
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Based on reports, a long-dormant Bitcoin whale made a surprise move this week, snapping up 250 BTC for about $26.37 million. It’s the first time this wallet has shown activity in two years. Related Reading: Bitcoin To Hit $180,000 In 2025? Analyst Highlights The Trigger The purchase has stirred talk among traders and on-chain analysts alike. Some see it as a sign that big players are getting ready for more action in the weeks ahead. Whale Returns After Two Years According to Lookonchain data, the same whale pulled 500 BTC out of Gemini back in 2022 when Bitcoin was trading near $27,400, a....
Bitcoin is getting livelier at current six-week highs, data shows, as profit-taking comes back into the spotlight. Bitcoin (BTC) asleep for up to a decade is waking up this week as BTC price action sees six-week highs.Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode shows some of the oldest “dormant” bitcoins returning to circulation.BTC trends out of hibernationAs BTC/USD stages something of a comeback in the second half of October, hodlers are changing their behavior after a year-long bear market.According to Glassnode, the number of bitcoins previous stationary in their wallet for 7-10 years....
The crypto market has now seen a much-needed recovery after weeks of flat market prices. Most digital assets in the space are currently in the green and Ethereum is no different. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap is up by more than 14% in the last 24 hours, plunging more investors into profit. Just like everyone else, a dormant whale has roused from their sleep to benefit from the current market recovery. Ethereum Whale Wakes Up Through the recovery that has rocked the crypto market, none has been more interesting than the ETH whale that has roused after more than 6 years of....
After making an all-time high of $112K, $BTC seems to have lost some steam. It’s now consolidating around the $110K mark. Data from CryptoQuant shows that this might be due to profit booking by new whale accounts. These whale addresses have booked $3.21B in profits as compared to only $679M by older wallets. Since April […]