{"id":375870,"date":"2025-02-27T07:23:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T01:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/will-btc-whales-save-bitcoin-as-the-market-dives-into-extreme-fear-zone-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T07:29:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T01:59:17","slug":"will-btc-whales-save-bitcoin-as-the-market-dives-into-extreme-fear-zone-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/will-btc-whales-save-bitcoin-as-the-market-dives-into-extreme-fear-zone-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Will BTC whales save Bitcoin as the market dives into &#8216;extreme fear&#8217; zone? &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bitcoin plunges to $86K, marking its steepest quarterly drop since August 2024.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Whales accumulate 26,430 BTC, while short-term holders sell 27,500 BTC at a loss.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/bitcoin-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin [BTC]<\/a>\u2019s recent plunge to a three-month low of nearly $86,000 on the 25th of February has sent shockwaves through the market, marking its steepest quarterly drop of approximately 20% since August 2024. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This downturn comes after weeks of defending key price levels, ultimately breaking Bitcoin\u2019s long-term market structure and signaling the potential for extended bearish momentum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technical indicators such as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) suggest that Bitcoin has entered oversold territory, reinforcing concerns that a swift recovery may not be imminent.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_470568\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTC-Trading-View-scaled.webp\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470568\" class=\"wp-image-470568 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTC-Trading-View-scaled.webp\" alt=\"BTC- Trading View\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTC-Trading-View-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTC-Trading-View-300x159.webp 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTC-Trading-View-1024x544.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTC-Trading-View-768x408.webp 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTC-Trading-View-1536x816.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTC-Trading-View-2048x1088.webp 2048w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTC-Trading-View-1200x638.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-470568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Trading View<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With BTC down nearly 10% for the week, market sentiment remains cautious as investors assess the broader implications of this sharp decline.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>BTC whales \u2018buy the dip\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, despite the downturn, Bitcoin whales have been accumulating aggressively, hinting at underlying confidence in the asset\u2019s long-term trajectory. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data from CryptoQuant shows that on the 24th of February, whale accumulation addresses received 26,430 BTC\u2014wallets typically linked to over-the-counter (OTC) deals and long-term holdings.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_470566\" style=\"width: 888px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CryptoQuant.webp\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470566\" class=\"wp-image-470566 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"CryptoQuant on Bitcoin\" width=\"878\" height=\"636\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CryptoQuant.webp 878w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CryptoQuant-300x217.webp 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CryptoQuant-768x556.webp 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CryptoQuant.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470566\" class=\"wp-image-470566 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CryptoQuant.webp\" alt=\"CryptoQuant on Bitcoin\" width=\"878\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CryptoQuant.webp 878w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CryptoQuant-300x217.webp 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CryptoQuant-768x556.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-470566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CryptoQuant\/X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, short-term holders (STH) have felt the pressure, with addresses holding BTC for less than 155 days moving 27,500 BTC at a loss within the past 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This contrast between whale accumulation and short-term capitulation highlights a critical phase in Bitcoin\u2019s market cycle, where institutional players continue to accumulate despite heightened volatility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That being said, anonymous crypto trader CRG pointed out a significant cluster of spot bids on Binance between $84,000 and $86,000, aligning with a key fair value gap.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_470567\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CRG.webp\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470567\" class=\"wp-image-470567 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"CRG on BTC\" width=\"880\" height=\"738\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CRG.webp 880w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CRG-300x252.webp 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CRG-768x644.webp 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CRG.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470567\" class=\"wp-image-470567 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CRG.webp\" alt=\"CRG on BTC\" width=\"880\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CRG.webp 880w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CRG-300x252.webp 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CRG-768x644.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-470567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CRG\/X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Bitcoin\u2019s current price and way ahead<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Needless to say, Bitcoin\u2019s sharp drop also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/fear-and-greed-index-hits-5-month-low-of-extreme-fear-whats-up-with-bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">triggered<\/a> a widespread market sell-off, pushing sentiment into \u201cextreme fear\u201d territory for the first time in five months. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some altcoins have started recovering, Bitcoin remains under bearish pressure, hovering around $88,215.21 after a 1.27% dip in the last 24 hours, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">CoinMarketCap<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The uncertainty in price action reflects traders\u2019 cautious stance, as BTC struggles to regain momentum despite a brief relief in broader market conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moving forward, Bitcoin\u2019s ability to break past the $97,927 resistance level could signal a potential bullish reversal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if the prevailing bearish momentum persists, a further decline below the critical $86,110 support level remains a strong possibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The market\u2019s next move will largely depend on whether BTC attracts enough buying pressure to shift sentiment, or if continued weakness fuels another wave of sell-offs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As expected, Nic Puckrin, the founder of \u201cThe Coin Bureau\u201d put it best when he said,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_470569\" style=\"width: 888px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nic-Puckrin.webp\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470569\" class=\"wp-image-470569 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Nic Puckrin\" width=\"878\" height=\"724\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nic-Puckrin.webp 878w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nic-Puckrin-300x247.webp 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nic-Puckrin-768x633.webp 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nic-Puckrin.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470569\" class=\"wp-image-470569 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nic-Puckrin.webp\" alt=\"Nic Puckrin\" width=\"878\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nic-Puckrin.webp 878w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nic-Puckrin-300x247.webp 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nic-Puckrin-768x633.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-470569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Nic Puckrin\/X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-nav\">\n<div class=\"next-blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/ada-price-prediction-can-it-recover-or-is-0-56-next\/\" rel=\"prev\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">ADA price prediction \u2013 Can it recover or is $0.56 next?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin plunges to $86K, marking its steepest quarterly drop since August 2024. Whales accumulate 26,430 BTC, while short-term holders sell 27,500 BTC at a loss. Bitcoin [BTC]\u2019s recent plunge to a three-month low of nearly $86,000 on the 25th of February has sent shockwaves through the market, marking its steepest quarterly drop of approximately 20% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[230,225,221,227,226,228,229,60,223,224,222],"class_list":["post-375870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency","tag-brave","tag-coinbase","tag-crypto","tag-decentralised","tag-decentralized","tag-decentralized-exchange","tag-erc-20","tag-featured","tag-meme-coin","tag-robinhood","tag-solana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":375875,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375870\/revisions\/375875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}