Breaking: Germany’s Bitcoin Holdings Drop to 15,100 In Recent Sell-Off

Bhushan Akolkar
July 10, 2024
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Highlights

  • The German government liquidated another 5,800 bitcoin in a flash sale on Wednesday.
  • With today's sale, Germany has liquidated nearly 32,000 bitcoins in less than a month's time.
  • Bitcoin price continues to hold firm at $58,700 despite today's sell-off.

The massive Bitcoin selling spree by the German government has continued further moving into July 10. Just within the last hour, nearly 8,853 Bitcoins have moved out of the German government’s wallets as per data by Arkham Intelligence. This has taken Germany’s Bitcoin holdings to 15,110 Bitcoins, now valued at $887 million.

Germany’s Bitcoin Selling Spree Continues

Earlier today, the German government started selling its Bitcoin holdings in large numbers moving it across crypto exchanges and other wallets. As per the data from Arkham Intelligence, the German government moved a massive 1,250 BTC to popular crypto exchanges Kraken and Coinbase.

Soon after, the government also moved a total of 536.108 BTC to Cumberland DRW, 4,127.281 BTC to Flow Traders, 2,000 BTC to the suspected B2C2 Group at address 139PoP…H7ybVu. Besides, the on-chain data also shows a transfer of 690 BTC to the unmarked address bc1qu3…guzr4j.

Today marks one of the biggest single-day transfers made by the German government which seems to be in a hurry to trim its Bitcoin holdings. In just the last 20 days, the government has sold off a massive 35,000 Bitcoins from its holdings in mid-June. This massive selling spree has also led to strong selling in the Bitcoin price which tanked to a four-month low earlier this week on Monday, July 8.

Also read: Germany Govt Begins Another Huge Bitcoin Selloff, But There’s A Catch

BTC Price Holds Firm In the Face of Sell-off

After today’s selling by the German government, the Bitcoin price has managed to hold firm and is currently trading 1.49% up at $58,542 and a market cap of $1.1154 trillion.

Certainly, significant sales and asset movements to exchanges can dampen sentiment, but some argue that the price drop was excessive. This sentiment is bolstered by increased inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs. In the last three trading days, the spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $645 million in total inflows with BlackRock’s IBIT leading the pack. This shows that institutions have been stepping up the game once again absorbing most of the selling pressure coming from the German government.

Last week, Tron founder Justin Sun made a bold offer to buy all of the German government’s BTC holdings in an OTC desk, just to avoid the market selling pressure. Well, if the German government continues with its Bitcoin sales at this pace, it can probably empty its Bitcoin stash by the start of August next month.

Also Read: Can Bitcoin Hold Resistance Amid German Sales?

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About Author
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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