Nearly 80% Of Bitcoin Supply Hasn’t Moved As Long-Term Holders Tighten Grip
Bitcoin has climbed above a key price zone that analysts had flagged as a major obstacle — and that move is drawing fresh attention to who actually holds the coin. Related Reading: Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Effort Withdrawn After Resistance From Central Bank Long-Term Holders Absorb More Supply Around 830,000 BTC has left short-term trader wallets in recent months, pushing the share of Bitcoin held by long-term addresses to 78%, up from 74% in the previous cycle. Data from on-chain tracking account Alphractal shows the shift is one of the largest recorded in recent memory. As more supply gets....
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Bitcoin is the entire reason that the term “HODL” was coined, no pun intended. The phrase “hold on for dear life” may have been taken too much too heart, with more than half of the total BTC supply locked away dormant in a wallet for a year or more. Are these committed long-term holders, hoarders, or is something else going on? We’re looking at all the possible scenarios related to the ever-increasing sleeping supply of […]
Just recently, the onchain data and research company Glassnode published a report that introduces variations of Bitcoin’s Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) and Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) Ratio. Glassnode analyst, Rafael Schultze-Kraft, explains the difference between long-term holders and short-term holders in order to analyze the behaviors of these types of investors. Assessing Bitcoin Spending Behaviour Ever since bitcoin (BTC) touched an all-time high at $61,782 per unit market prices have been a bit more tumultuous. Currently, BTC is hovering just above the $55k handle....
Data reveals that mostly mid-to-long term holders were selling their Bitcoin during November, thus being responsible for the correction. Bitcoin UTXO Age Shows Mid-Term Holders Sold Their Coins In November As per the latest weekly report from Arcane Research, mid-term holders seem to be behind the decline in BTC’s price during the month of November. The relevant on-chain indicator here is the “UTXO Age.” UTXO stands for Unspent Transaction Output; you can think of it as a Bitcoin mechanic that keeps track of coins on the chain. The UTXO age metric measures how long it has....
Data shows Bitcoin supply has been relatively illiquid recently as long-term holders haven’t started realizing profits much. Bitcoin Supply Last Moved Within 30 Days Has Been Relatively Low As per the latest weekly report from Arcane Research, despite a rise in BTC’s price recently, the supply moved within the last 30 days hasn’t risen much. The percentage of Bitcoin supply last moved in the past 30 days is an important indicator that tells us about the liquidity of the market. Usually, when coins start aging more, they become less likely to be moved. Because of this....
On-chain data shows that Bitcoin long-term holders now own 76.2% of the entire supply, a new all-time high for the cryptocurrency. 76.2% Of Bitcoin Supply Now Locked In Diamond Hand Holdings In a new post on X, Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards talked about the trend in the supply of BTC long-term holders. The “long-term […]