According to the BTC MVRV-Z score, a metric that has a strong relation with the asset’s price, the cryptocurrency has increased to its highest level in about three years. However, the last time the MVRV-Z reached a similar position, bitcoin exploded by 10x in the next six months.BTC MVRV-Z score Suggests Further Increases?The analytics firm Glassnode describes the MVRV-Z score as a metric that compares market value and realized value to assess when an asset is overvalued or...
Read More »Research: Bitcoin’s $6K Monday Crash Wasn’t Driven By Institutional Investors
Recent data indicated that mid-tier traders took profits before and during yesterday’s massive price drops for bitcoin and Ethereum. Furthermore, it disputed the assumptions that whales and institutional investors have disposed of their BTC holdings.Mid-Level BTC Holders Took Profits Amid The DropFollowing the highly positive first days of 2020 in which bitcoin exploded above $30,000 to a new all-time high of nearly $35,000, the cryptocurrency retraced heavily yesterday. As CryptoPotato...
Read More »Bitcoin Whales And Institutions Buy Low And Sell High: OKEx Report
A recent report posted by the popular cryptocurrency exchange OKEx says that retail investors had chased BTC’s price when it was heading higher in the past few months. In contrast, whale traders and, possibly, institutions were taking profits and primarily buying the dips.Retail Traders Chase The Price; Large Investors Take ProfitsOKEx partnered with the blockchain data company Kaiko to analyze data from the most utilized trading pair on the exchange – BTC/USDT. The two organizations followed...
Read More »MicroStrategy Wants to Offer $400 Million in Convertible Notes to Buy More Bitcoin
MicroStrategy is hodling A LOT of Bitcoin, and it’s coming for more. The corporation just revealed that it’s looking for financing to acquire an additional stash of Bitcoin.The company shared the information in an official announcement on its website on December 7, 2020. According to the Press Release, MicroStrategy would be contemplating a $400 million private offering in convertible senior notes, with the idea of increasing its Bitcoin reserves:MicroStrategy intends to invest the net...
Read More »Bitcoin Whales Thronged Crypto Exchanges And Supposedly Sold The Recent $19,600 Top
2018-like vibes came to haunt bullish bitcoin holders when whales showed up at cryptocurrency exchanges looking to take profits for a ‘filling’ Thanksgiving. Data shows that more than 93,000 BTC (around $1.56 billion) made their way to centralized exchanges after the primary cryptocurrency topped at $19,600.Bitcoin Whales Throng Cryptocurrency Exchanges With 93,360 BTCFrom November 25-26, it was a bloodbath for turkeys and the global cryptocurrency market. But why? Data from blockchain...
Read More »Huge $972 Million Bitcoin Transaction As The 4th Richest Wallet Emptied
One of the most famous Bitcoin wallets among hackers and treasure hunters in the crypto-verse is now empty. Someone moved over 69.369 BTC from a legacy wallet to a new native SegWit format address (a more modern format aimed at optimizing transactions by lowering their transaction fees). Everything about the wallet is a mystery: Nobody knows who owns it, who moved the funds, or why. But the wallet was as mysterious as it was popular. It was the fourth richest Bitcoin wallet...
Read More »Bitcoin Whales Slow Down Following Months of Accumulations: What About BTC Price?
A recent report indicated that the number of Bitcoin whales has started to decrease following months of increased accumulation. Contrary to most expectations, history shows that retail investors are typically taking advantage of similar conditions, which could signify the beginning of a new run-up. Bitcoin Whales Accumulation Slows Down Bitcoin whales are considered addresses that own at least 1,000 BTC. As CryptoPotato reported previously, the number of such entities has...
Read More »Report: After Buying Bitcoin’s Bottom In March, Whales Continue Accumulating
Analyzing Bitcoin on-chain data and market behaviors, a collaborative report published by OKEx insight – the research division of OKEx crypto exchange – and blockchain data firm Catallact reveals that smart money investors and institutional players may have been buying BTC since the COVID-19 outbreak.On the Bitcoin blockchain, as the amount of BTC being transacted increases, the number of transactions decreases. In other words, “the larger the movement of coins on the Bitcoin blockchain, the...
Read More »$1 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Just Sent For a $4 Fee
Bitcoin’s network is known for a lot of things, and low transaction fees are undoubtedly one of them.Less than an hour ago, we saw another example of this as upwards of $1 billion worth of BTC was transferred from one address to another for a fee of $4 at current rates.$1 Billion Worth of BTC Transferred for $4Whale transactions are not uncommon in the cryptocurrency field. At the beginning of July, CryptoPotato reported that someone had moved $933 million worth of Bitcoin (around 101,860...
Read More »#905 Deutsche verschlafen Kryptowährungen, Bitclub Network Co-Found Russ Medlin verhaftet & Bitcoin Wale
Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 905. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Deutsche verschlafen Kryptowährungen, Bitclub Network Co-Found Russ Medlin verhaftet & Bitcoin Wal Population nimmt weiter zu. Die heutige Show wird gesponsert von VeraCash.com – Das goldgedeckte Konto, mit dem Du überall bezahlen kannst – www.veracash.com/ & www.veraone.io – 100% goldgedeckter ERC20 Token. 1.) Internationale Studie: Deutsche verschlafen...
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