Were Bitcoin Miners Behind The BTC Price Crash Below $60,000?
The price of Bitcoin fell drastically towards the $60,000 mark in the days leading up to the just concluded halving. On-chain data has shed light on what could very well be the reason for this price dip in the middle of all the excitement around the halving. Related Reading: Ethereum Fueled Up: Will 320 Million USDT Inflow Ignite Price Surge? Particularly, data has revealed that some miners have been selling their holdings in the days leading up to the halving event, with the entire BTC holdings of miners hitting a 12-year low. Miners’ Bitcoin Holdings Hit 12-Year Low On-chain....
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Bitcoin remains in the red with a 10% loss over the past week. The number one crypto by market cap has been consolidating at its current levels after a massive crash too it to a multi-year low of $17,500. Related Reading | Are Small Cap Crypto Assets Rebounding A Sign Risk Appetite Returning? At the time of writing, BTC’s price trades at $20,400 with sideways movement in the last 24 hours. As many outlets have been reporting, Bitcoin miners have been reducing their BTC holdings. This has contributed to the selling pressure and to BTC’s price plunging to its current levels from the....
On-chain data shows while the price of Bitcoin has continued to struggle recently, miners have shown diamond hands. Bitcoin Miner Reserve Holds Still Amid The Recent Price Consolidation As pointed out by an analyst in a CrypoQuant post, BTC miners have been accumulating for some time now, and the dwindling price hasn’t scared them. The “Bitcoin miner reserve” is an indicator that measures the total amount of coins present in wallets of all miners. When the value of this indicator observes a decrease, it means the supply held by miners is going down. Such a trend may be a....
On-chain shows Bitcoin miner outflows have been elevated recently, suggesting miners were involved in the recent selloff that took the price of the crypto below $42k. Bitcoin Miner Outflows Spiked Up Before The Crash Below $42k As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, BTC miners seem to have been one of the sellers behind the price drop to $42k. The relevant indicator here is the “miner outflow,” which measures the total amount of Bitcoin exiting wallets of all miners. When the value of this metric spikes up, it means miners are moving a large number of coins out of....
Data shows amid the panic of the crypto crash, the Bitcoin mining hashrate has gone flying to a new all-time high. Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Surges To New All-Time High As Price Crashes According to the latest weekly report from Arcane Research, the BTC miners’ revenues continue to suffer as price crashes and competition becomes all-time […]
Bitcoin miners have been in a bind for a while now. When the price of the digital asset dropped, it inadvertently affected the cash flow and profits made from mining activities. Hence a lot of miners have had to sell off their BTC holdings to make ends meet. Public miners have not been left out […]