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Whales Buy 45,000 BTC as Long-Term Holders Unload, Bitcoin Tests $100,000

On-chain data points to long-term holder distribution alongside renewed whale accumulation.

Overview

  • CryptoQuant reports roughly 815,000 BTC sold by long-term holders over the past 30 days, the largest such distribution since January 2024.
  • CryptoRank data shows wallets holding 1,000 BTC or more added about 45,000 BTC in the past week, marking the second-biggest weekly accumulation of 2025.
  • Whale balances have climbed from about 1.52 million BTC in early 2025 to roughly 1.76 million BTC, while reported retail balances slipped from 16.7 million to 16.68 million BTC.
  • Bitcoin trades near $100,000 after pulling back from an October peak around $125,000, with TradingView data citing a last price near $100,282.
  • Momentum signals remain weak as the MACD histogram sits deeply negative near -321, and a CryptoQuant researcher notes ADX near 32% as evidence of a more institutionally balanced phase.