Over 33,000 Bitcoin Exit Exchange Wallets in Just Five Days, Bullish Move Incoming?
Bitcoin (BTC) demonstrated remarkable resilience on Wednesday, maintaining a stable position around the $28,300 mark, following a tumultuous week in the cryptocurrency market. However, beneath this stability lay a whirlwind of activity, particularly with a significant exodus of Bitcoin from exchange wallets.
Bitcoin Exchange Outflows Soar
Crypto analyst Ali Martinez highlighted this intriguing development, tweeting late Wednesday,
“Approximately 33,000 BTC, equivalent to approximately $924 million, have been withdrawn from well-known cryptocurrency exchange wallets over the past five days.” Ali’s insights were garnered from on-chain analytics firm Cryptoquant.
Interestingly, this phenomenon has been a recurring themea stoking enthusiasm within the crypto community. Drawing from Glassnode data, on October 16, a whopping $250 million worth of Bitcoin departed from exchanges, followed by an additional $200 million on October 17.
Notably, a substantial portion of these notable outflows were directly linked to Binance. Furthermore, over the course of a few days, from October 14 to October 17, approximately 16,000 Bitcoin were removed from exchange wallets, resulting in a significant decline in the total Bitcoin held on these platforms. This trend has brought the total Bitcoin holdings on exchanges perilously close to a year-to-date low, nearing a mere 2.3 million Bitcoin.
Is A BTC Bull Run Ahead?
That said, this development sharply contrasts with what transpired just a little over a month ago. Before Grayscale’s landmark legal triumph over the SEC, almost 30,000 BTC, valued at just over $820 million found their way to centralized exchanges suggesting investors were proactively positioning themselves for any unexpected moves.
It’s important to understand that a significant decrease in the accessible Bitcoin supply on exchanges typically serves as a precursor to heightened demand, ultimately culminating in a surge in Bitcoin’s market price. When users withdraw their coins from exchanges, there is a distinct possibility that they are less inclined to engage in selling activities and vice versa.
At press time, Bitcoin was trading at $23,308, down 0.745% in the last 24 hours but up over 6% in the past week.
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