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Bitcoin Sharks & Whales Continue To Accumulate: Stage Set For New All-Time High?

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On-chain data shows the large Bitcoin investors have continued to buy as the coin’s price has been approaching its all-time high (ATH). Bitcoin Investors With 10 to 10,000 BTC Have Expanded Holdings Recently


In a new post on X, the on-chain analytics firm Santiment has talked about the latest trend in the supply held by Bitcoin’s key investors: those holding between between 10 and 10,000 BTC. Related Reading Bitcoin Near ATH, But Still No Extreme Greed: Green Sign For Bull Run? 18 hours ago


At the current exchange rate, this range converts to $1 million at the lower end and $1 billion at the upper end. Thus, the only investors who would be able to qualify for it would be the ones with substantial holdings. Generally, the influence of any entity in the market goes up the more supply that they control, so the holders belonging to this range would hold an important place in the ecosystem. Collectively, these investors are popularly known as the sharks and whales.


Now, here is the chart shared by the analytics firm, which shows the trend in the Supply Distribution for the sharks and whales, an indicator that tracks the combined supply held by members of these cohorts: The value of the metric appears to have been on the way up in recent days | Source: Santiment on X


As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin sharks and whales have seen their Supply Distribution go up recently, which suggests these large investors have been expanding their holdings. More specifically, the investors falling in the 10 to 10,000 BTC range have added around 83,100 tokens to their wallets over the past month. This accumulation hasn’t come in a constant manner, however, as these investors in fact reduced their supply for a period earlier in the month.


This selling from the cohorts followed BTC’s recovery beyond $97,000, so it’s likely that the motive behind it was profit-taking. From the chart, it’s also visible that this selloff resulted in a pullback for the cryptocurrency.


During the latest renewal of bullish momentum, the sharks and whales have again resumed their Bitcoin accumulation and have notably surpassed their holdings from the earlier peak. So far, the groups have shown no signs of profit-taking, which can naturally be a bullish sign for the rally’s sustainability. Related Reading XRP Target Could Be $15 If This Pattern Is In Play, Analyst Says 1 day ago


In the same chart, Santiment has also attached the data for the Supply Distribution of the investors carrying less than 0.1 BTC. Interestingly, these investors have been selling while the sharks and whales have gone through accumulation.


This could be an indication that the shrimps believe the top could be in soon. Given the accumulation from the large investors, though, the analytics firm notes, “it may be a matter of time until Bitcoin’s coveted $110K all-time high level is breached, particularly after the U.S. & China tariff pause.” BTC Price


At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading around $103,800, up 11% in the last seven days. The trend in the BTC price during the last five days | Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView Featured image from Dall-E, Santiment.net, chart from TradingView.com

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