Blockchain tracker Whale Alert has recorded 10 high-value Bitcoin transactions, with BTC being moved between unknown wallets and major exchanges.
The transactions, which total over $903 million in BTC moved, are as follows: 620 BTC (around $58 million) were transferred from Kraken to an unknown wallet, 888 BTC (around $83 million) were moved from Kraken to an unknown wallet and 1,027 BTC (around $96 million) were transferred from Kraken to an unknown wallet.
In other transactions, 600 BTC (around $56 million) were transferred from Robinhood to an unknown wallet, 999 BTC (around $93 million) were sent from an unknown wallet to Binance, 640 BTC (around $60 million) were moved from Kraken to an unknown wallet and 775 BTC (around $72 million) were transferred from Kraken to an unknown wallet.
Then, 1,881 BTC (around $176 million) were moved from an unknown wallet to the Kraken crypto exchange and 1,003 BTC (around $94 million) were transferred from an unknown wallet to Kraken.
Deposits to exchanges might reveal intent to sell while withdrawals might imply buying. Over-the-counter trades that occur outside of crypto exchanges might be another possibility. However, the exact reasons behind these movements remain unknown.
At the time of writing, BTC was down 0.83% in the last 24 hours to $94,507, trading below its all-time high (ATH) of $108,268 reached Dec. 17, 2024.
Even at prices roughly 12% below ATH, on-chain analytics platform Glassnode noticed that Bitcoin Long-Term Holders (LTHs) are still distributing, albeit at a slower rate. However, the 30-day percent change in LTH supply indicates that the rate of distribution has most certainly peaked, hitting historical cycle highs.
In previous cycles, price continued to rise even after LTH distribution peaked, suggesting that a peak in distribution does not always coincide with an immediate macro top.
Glassnode stated that Bitcoin LTH supply in loss is at 0%, suggesting that nearly all Long-Term Holders are still in profit. Historically, when LTHs face persistent losses that escalate in severity, it has typically heralded the true end of a cycle; however, this is not the case right now.
