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A Bitcoin whale acquired 1,000 BTC during a brief dip below $58,000. While smaller traders were in panic, major investors took advantage of the situation to increase their Bitcoin holdings. Whale Alert highlighted a large transfer of 7,999 BTC, valued at around $472.8 million, from Coinbase to an unknown wallet. This move reflects the increasing interest from institutional investors who are actively purchasing Bitcoin amid market volatility.
As of press time, Bitcoin’s price stands at $60,630.51 with a 24-hour trading volume of $35.36 billion, while its market cap is approximately $1.2 trillion. With a circulating supply of 19,746,737 BTC and a maximum supply of 21 million BTC, Bitcoin remains a major player in the digital asset space.
Bitcoin Eyes $67K: Analysts Highlight Key Support at $64,100Gold futures have slightly decreased, and the U.S. dollar is strengthening. This shift suggests investors might be moving to safer assets. Bitcoin’s market dominance has risen recently, but the Crypto Fear & Greed Index shows investor apprehension. Additionally, a substantial drop in futures trading volume and liquidations indicates reduced market activity.
However, rising open interest in futures and options points to growing investor engagement. Despite slightly positive funding rates, the decline in top trader long positions across major exchanges like Binance and OKX reflects bearish sentiment.
Furthermore, the token’s holder base appears strong. Eighty percent of holders are currently in profit, and seventy-one percent have held their tokens for over a year, reflecting long-term confidence. Only twelve percent of the token is held by large holders, suggesting a well-distributed ownership.
The token exhibits a perfect correlation with Bitcoin, meaning its price movements align closely with Bitcoin’s. Notably, high-value transactions totaling nearly $100 billion over the past week highlight substantial institutional interest.
Moreover, the token’s global activity is evenly split between Western and Eastern regions. A negative exchange netflow of $802.65 million indicates accumulation, as more tokens are being moved off exchanges. This trend potentially reduces selling pressure.
Reuters reported that U.S. technology companies are increasingly pursuing energy assets held by Bitcoin miners. They aim to secure electricity for their expanding artificial intelligence and cloud computing data centers.
These data centers are driving the fastest U.S. power demand growth since the millennium, outpacing grid expansions. Consequently, giants like Amazon and Microsoft are competing for substantial amounts of electricity.