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Whales' Control Over Bitcoin Supply Declines - Research
7.8.2020
The largest holders of bitcoin (BTC) – also known as the whales – have long been known to hold a firm grip over the market. But according to a new study, their level of control has been falling over the past five years.
According to on-chain analysis firm Glassnode, the share of the BTC supply that...
Bitcoin Ownership Steadily Shifts From Whales to Small Investors, Data Shows
7.8.2020
The amount of bitcoin held by small investors has more than doubled in the past five years as so-called whale holdings declined by an almost similar margin during the same period. According to new data from Glassnode, the percentage of supply owned by entities holding 10 BTC or less has grown from...
Bitcoin Whales Bought the Dip, Data Shows as $1.2B Leaves Exchanges
6.8.2020
Investors are in no mood to sell as the number of Bitcoins held in exchange wallets “falls off a cliff” this week
XRP Is Up 30% and Has 30 New Whales
31.7.2020
Thirty new whales are gobbling up XRP in a sign some big investors are rethinking the cryptocurrency
Ethereum Whales Send Exchanges $182M in ‘Likely Pre-Pump Positioning’
23.7.2020
Volatility is firmly on the radar as non-exchange balances suddenly decline by 700,000 ETH within just three days and resistance topples
Chainlink Token Price Surges, Briefly Breaks Into the Top Ten by Market Cap
14.7.2020
The price of Link, the native token of the Chainlink network, soared in 48 hours gaining some 40% in that period. This rally saw the token briefly breaking into the crypto market capitalization top ten. At the time of writing, the token LINK had a market capitalization of nearly $2.6 billion easily...
Bitcoin Whales’ Exchange Withdrawals Hint at 5-Digit Prices in July
22.6.2020
Price performance tends to flip bullish four months after peak whale withdrawals from exchanges — and the next cycle is almost here, data shows
Holders Gather 233K BTC This Year, While Bitcoin Cash Savers Outshine Composition by Time Held
19.6.2020
Market data from Glassnode shows that bitcoin holders have increased their positions by 233,000 BTC since January 1, 2020. However, when it comes to holders making money at the current price, bitcoin cash and bitcoinsv have performed better and the concentration of large holders is larger too....
Bitcoin Hodlers Bought BTC 90% of 2020 as Halving Spawns New Whales
19.6.2020
Whale numbers have gone up 2% since the halving, while hodlers have added 233,000 BTC to their positions since the year began
Blockchain Bites: River’s Rise, Canada’s CBDC and Bitcoin’s Whales Post-Halving
17.6.2020
The number of Bitcoin whales is at its highest level since 2017, as the network adjusts its difficulty setting for the first time post-halving
Bitcoin Whales Sell Bitcoin on Quiet Exchanges for ‘Attention,’ Says Analyst
17.6.2020
Exchanges’ fund flow ratio casts the spotlight on whale behavior after selling pressure sends BTC/USD below $9,000
Number of Bitcoin ‘Whales’ Has Risen By 2% Since Halving
17.6.2020
Bitcoin's rally has stalled since the May halving, but that hasn't deterred large investors from accumulating coins, data shows
Number of Bitcoin Whales Rises, but Their Wealth 'Declines'
17.6.2020
Although the number of bitcoin (BTC) whales is growing, it looks like some of the crypto world's biggest players now hold less BTC now than they did four years ago. They also hold less wealth in USD terms than they did three years ago, per a recent report from blockchain analytics firm...
Bitcoin Whale Population Spikes to 1,882 – Highest Level in Three Years
16.6.2020
The number of so-called whales with 1,000 bitcoin or more in their wallets has climbed to 1,882 from around 1,650 in January. It is the highest the numbers have reached in nearly three years. Whales may be defined as the Bitcoin ( BTC) community’s own version of the ‘deep state’...
Bitcoin Price Drop to $8.9K Caused by Whales Selling at Major Exchanges
15.6.2020
Selling by Bitcoin whales dropped BTC reserves at major exchanges and triggered today’s sell-off to $8,900
Whales Make Waves, Super Heroes Rise, and Bank Accounts Freeze: Bad Crypto News of the Week
13.6.2020
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Grayscale is Now Buying 1.5 Times the Amount of Bitcoin Being Mined
28.5.2020
Independent researcher Kevin Rooke estimates that Grayscale has ramped up its Bitcoin accumulation to a rate equivalent to 150% of the new BTC created since the halving
Many Ether Whales Might Be Leaving for Bitcoin: Data
13.5.2020
The seven-day average of the number of unique addresses holding 10,000 ethers or more fell to 1,050 on Tuesday. That's the lowest level since January 2019
12 Months of Onchain Data Shows Bitcoin Whales Obtained Hundreds of BTC from Small Fish
2.5.2020
According to recent data, crypto participants known as ‘bitcoin whales’ have been steadily accumulating bitcoins, and not selling since the ‘Black Thursday’ market carnage on March 12, 2020. Onchain data and blockchain analysis firms indicate that the number of bitcoin...
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Whales and American Buyers May Be Driving This Rally
1.5.2020
Amid this market rally, Bitcoin wallet startups report an uptick in users and profits. Get the latest bite-sized news here