{"id":300691,"date":"2024-05-13T11:21:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T05:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=300691"},"modified":"2024-05-13T11:21:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T05:51:27","slug":"decade-old-bitcoin-wallets-make-a-60-million-exit-whats-going-on-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/decade-old-bitcoin-wallets-make-a-60-million-exit-whats-going-on-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Decade-old Bitcoin wallets make a $60 million exit: What&#8217;s going on? &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two wallets sell over $60 million worth of BTCs.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key metrics have declined recently.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, two wallets, which had remained inactive for several years, have initiated movement, transferring all their <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/bitcoin-news\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin [BTC]<\/a> holdings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This action coincides with a decline in key on-chain metrics and heightened levels of greed in the Bitcoin market.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Bitcoin wallets rake in millions of dollars in gains<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recent data from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/1789599944749596795?s=46\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Lookonchain<\/a> revealed that two <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/bitcoin-trader-engagement-on-the-rise-a-new-era-for-btc\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin<\/a> wallets, which have been dormant for nearly 11 years, have recently become active. These wallets, each containing 500 BTC, sold their entire holdings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data showed that BTC was priced at $124 when they were purchased years ago, bringing each wallet\u2019s value to approximately $62,000. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, with the current Bitcoin price, the wallets sold their holdings for over $30 million each, totaling approximately $60.9 million.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, this significant move raises the question whether it will trigger reactions from key on-chain metrics that have recently experienced declines.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Bitcoin key metrics declines<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Santiment data, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/j-p-morgan-wells-fargo-hold-bitcoin-now-why-are-they-interested-in-btc\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin<\/a> has experienced significant declines in daily active addresses, transaction volume, and whale transactions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Analysis of the data revealed that these metrics saw significant declines following their peaks in February. Also, they are currently approaching historic lows. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Towards the end of April, daily active addresses exceeded 815,000, transaction volume surpassed 1.5 million, and whale transactions totaled over 73,500.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_391665\" style=\"width: 3850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bitcoin-BTC-13.16.16-12-May-2024.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391665\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391665\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bitcoin-BTC-13.16.16-12-May-2024.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin key metrics\" width=\"3840\" height=\"1300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-391665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Santiment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, as of this writing, daily active addresses have decreased to around 545,000, transaction volume has fallen to approximately 495,000, and whale transactions have reduced to around 26,500.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Greed dominates the Bitcoin sentiment<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the Bitcoin <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinFear\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Fear and Greed Index<\/a>, BTC was currently in the Greed zone at the time of this writing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The analysis of the Index revealed that BTC had a score of 56, indicating a sentiment of greed among investors. This suggests that more people were entering the BTC market to capitalize on potential profits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> However, given the decline in key metrics that BTC was experiencing, and the recent sell-off witnessed, this could lead to a price decline.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>BTC stays above 60,000 for now<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMBCrypto\u2019s analysis of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/bitcoin-analyzing-the-odds-of-btc-reaching-64k-in-may\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin<\/a> daily timeframe price trend revealed that it was trading at around $61,100, representing a less than 1% increase at this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Read <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/predictions\/bitcoin-price-prediction\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin\u2019s [BTC] Price Prediction<\/a> 2024-25<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This slight uptick followed its previous trading session in the $60,000 price zone. However, examining the stochastic indicator indicated a potential price reversal on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Typically, a crossover in the blue or red line of the indicator could signal an impending reversal in price direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_391667\" style=\"width: 1803px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BTCUSD_2024-05-12_12-56-18.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391667\" src=\"image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" alt=\"Bitcoin price prediction\" width=\"1793\" height=\"740\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BTCUSD_2024-05-12_12-56-18.png 1793w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BTCUSD_2024-05-12_12-56-18-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BTCUSD_2024-05-12_12-56-18-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BTCUSD_2024-05-12_12-56-18-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BTCUSD_2024-05-12_12-56-18-1536x634.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BTCUSD_2024-05-12_12-56-18-1200x495.png 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1793px) 100vw, 1793px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BTCUSD_2024-05-12_12-56-18.png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391667\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/BTCUSD_2024-05-12_12-56-18.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin price prediction\" width=\"1793\" height=\"740\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-391667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TradingView<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-nav\">\n<div class=\"next-blog\">\nNext: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/pepe-nears-breakout-a-bullish-pattern-is-set-in-motion\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">PEPE nears breakout? A bullish pattern is set in motion<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two wallets sell over $60 million worth of BTCs. Key metrics have declined recently. Recently, two wallets, which had remained inactive for several years, have initiated movement, transferring all their Bitcoin [BTC] holdings. This action coincides with a decline in key on-chain metrics and heightened levels of greed in the Bitcoin market. 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