On-chain data shows the large Bitcoin holders are capitalizing on the lower prices as they have switched to accumulating again.
Bitcoin Whales Are Now In Net Buying Mode
According to data from the market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock, the Large Holders are buying BTC right now. The on-chain indicator of relevance here is the “Large Holders Netflow,” which keeps track of the net amount of the asset that’s entering into or exiting out of the wallets associated with Large Holders.
The analytics firm defines ‘Large Holders’ as the entities that are carrying at least 0.1% of the cryptocurrency’s entire supply in their balance. At the current exchange rate, this amount is worth a whopping $1.67 billion, so the only addresses who would qualify for the group would be those owned by the largest of investors in the space.
When the value of the Large Holders Netflow is positive, it means these humongous entities are receiving net inflows into their wallets. Such net buying from this cohort can naturally be a bullish sign for BTC’s price.
On the other hand, the indicator being negative can lead to a bearish outcome for the cryptocurrency, as it implies the largest of holders have decided to participate in some selling.
Now, here is the chart shared by the analytics firm, that shows the trend in the Bitcoin Large Holders Netflow over the past week:
As displayed in the above graph, the BTC Large Holders Netflow had turned negative earlier in the week, meaning these mega whales had taken to net distribution.
The cryptocurrency’s price had followed up with its crash when this selling had emerged, so it would appear likely that this cohort had a role to play in the bearish price action.
While these influential beings may have been at least in part responsible for the market decline, they have now turned around and started buying instead, as the indicator’s value has broken back into the positive region.
According to the analytics firm, the Large Holders have added almost 15,000 tokens of the asset to their wallets since BTC has gone under the $90,000 level. Thus, it would appear that this cohort believes the current low prices to be offering a worthy accumulation opportunity for Bitcoin.
It’s possible that this buying spree from the whales would end up having a bullish effect on BTC, similar to what the earlier selloff did, but so far, the coin has only continued to slide down.
BTC Price
Bitcoin has furthered its drawdown with another 2% drop during the last 24 hours, which has taken its price to the $84,500 level.
