Bitcoin Large Whale Addresses Accumulated 84,897 BTC In Five Week, Price Rally Coming?

On-chain data shows that a large number of Bitcoins have been moving off-exchanges which could be a catalyst to the price surge ahead.
By Bhushan Akolkar
Bitcoin Whale Holdings At All-Time High, Is BTC Correction Behind Us?

The world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) has recently been under some selling pressure after facing a rejection at $30,000. As of press time, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $27,054 and has a market cap of $524 billion.

Despite this, Bitcoin key whale addresses have been accumulating at a steady rate over the last five weeks. As per on-chain data provided by Santiment, Bitcoin whale addresses holding between 1K to 10K BTC have accumulated ~85,000 Bitcoins over the past few weeks. In the latest report, it notes:

Bitcoin’s key large whale addresses tier has been on a steady accumulation run over the past 5 weeks, accumulating a combined 84,897 $BTC during this time while prices are stagnant. In their previous accumulation cycle in January, prices jumped +34.4%.

Courtesy: Santiment

On the other hand, a large number of Bitcoins have been moving off exchanges which could serve as a catalyst to drive Bitcoin prices higher. Popular crypto analyst Ali Martinez noted that more than 20,000 Bitcoins have moved off the exchanges over the last 24 hours.

Where’s Bitcoin Moving Next?

The biggest concern for investors is that where is Bitcoin (BTC) from here onwards. On the upside, Bitcoin should cross 200 MA or EMA i.e. $27,600 after which the BTC price can rally further all the way to $38,000 to $42,000, says crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe.

However, as we see, Bitcoin continues to face some selling pressure off lately. Explaining the support levels, Poppe said:

Sigh, #Bitcoin is again chopperino. Rejects at first resistance point, has a must-hold zone between $26,800-27,000. If that’s lost, we’ll probably cascade towards <$26,000 for a potential bullish divergence. Holding here would be good, needs to break $27,500 then.

Courtesy: Santiment

While Bitcoin has entered into a consolidation phase, some altcoins have been showing strong moves. Litecoin surged past $90 amid upcoming halving event and boost in LTC20 address activity.

Similarly, Ripple’s XRP is up by 7.5% today as Ripple registers another micro win with judge Torres denying SEC’s motion to seal the Hinman Documents.

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Bhushan Akolkar
Bhushan is a seasoned crypto writer with over eight years of experience spanning more than 10,000 contributions across multiple platforms like CoinGape, CoinSpeaker, Bitcoinist, Crypto News Flash, and others. Being a Fintech enthusiast, he loves reporting across Crypto, Blockchain, DeFi, Global Macros with a keen understanding in financial markets. 

He is committed to continuous learning and stays motivated by sharing the knowledge he acquires. In his free time, Bhushan enjoys reading thriller fiction novels and occasionally explores his culinary skills. Bhushan has a bachelors degree in electronics engineering, however, his interest in finance and economics drives him to crypto and blockchain.
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