Data Shows Addresses Carrying Less than 10 BTC Raise Their Holdings Massively

Addresses Holding Less than 10 BTC See Massive Increase in 2022.

There has been a massive accumulation of Bitcoin recently, mainly by whales. However, data from the crypto market analysis platform, Into The Block shows that whales (those with 10,000 or 100,000 BTC) are not the only ones accumulating. 

The $BTC accumulation is not only a whales game

Addresses holding <10 BTC have increased dramatically their holdings in 2022

While the group of addresses with 10k-100k BTC reduced their exposure from 4m to 3.9m BTC in 2022, the different clusters of small addresses accumulated pic.twitter.com/CP4kO0AOvy

— IntoTheBlock (@intotheblock) April 19, 2022

Specifically, the data indicates that those less than 10 BTC have accumulated more this year than the whales holding at least 10,000 BTC. Indeed, the whales have reduced their BTC holdings from 4 million at the beginning of the year to 3.9 million currently, suggesting there is much more accumulation going on among the little guys.

This accumulation is evident by the drop in BTC balance on exchanges which shows that investors are withdrawing their holdings to personal wallets. In the chart above, those with less than 10 BTC have clearly increased their holding significantly and consistently since 2011.

Accumulation bullish for Bitcoin

As the number of Bitcoins on exchanges reduces, Bitcoin investors are getting more bullish because it indicates confidence in the asset. This, in turn, leads to an increase in the asset’s price. This pattern of withdrawing BTC from exchanges has been consistent since March of 2022 and is not about to stop, data from Glassnode shows.

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Although there have been many bearish predictions concerning Bitcoin recently due to capitulation as the market corrects, these accumulations are a sign of hope for the medium to long term. So far, analysts have predicted that the price may crash to $30,000 if capitulation continues. The accumulation, though, suggests that investors are confident that the price will pick up eventually.

Bitcoin reclaims $40,000

After the acute correction that dragged Bitcoin below $40,000 to $38,000 due to a sell-off, the market has recovered significantly in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin has bounced 4.29% and is now trading at $40,993.72 at this report. 

Though this may just be a relief rally, that may not last. Ultimately, analysts still expect the price to crash towards the $30,000 level.

The well-known trader Michaël van de Poppe says that BTC remains to hold $40K to visit $43K.

Seems reasonable that we're testing $43K if the market sustains above $40.2K for #Bitcoin. pic.twitter.com/cBeFx4YNjb

— Michaël van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) April 19, 2022