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The number of Bitcoin (BTC) whale wallets holding at least 10,000 BTC has been steadily increasing according to leading on-chain analytics provider Glassdoor.  The growing increase in the rate of Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation by whales signals amplified conviction in the largest cryptocurrency even as the broader crypto market faces prolonged drawdowns and uncertainties in 2025.  This trend could also indicate that major investors and market participants are positioning themselves for a future Bitcoin rally, possibly anticipating favourable macroeconomic conditions and other upcoming catalysts. Supply shock on the horizon? Santiment reported that BTC whales and sharks have undergone several major transformations over the past half-year. They started accumulating large amounts of Bitcoin, then paused their accumulation, finally dumping it. The most recent sales took place between the middle of February and March.  Related As March kicked off, these whales with a minimum of 10 BTC in their wallets have begun buying Bitcoin again and have accumulated 5,000 BTC already. This amount of the leading cryptocurrency is valued at $408,010,750 at press time. So far, the Bitcoin price has not reacted to this massive accumulation.  However, the Santiment team believes that the situation may change in the second half of March and play out “much better than the bloodbath we’ve seen since Bitcoin’s ATH 7 weeks ago.” That is if these large whales continue to buy Bitcoin, the tweet stated. Institutions continue to increase Bitcoin holdings Over the past three days, Mike McGlone, the senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, has tweeted that he believes a large Bitcoin decline is likely this year.  On Friday, McGlone tweeted that due to rigid U.S. external economic policy, the stock market is plunging and Bitcoin is mirroring it closely. McGlone said the only asset benefiting from the current situation is gold, which is a traditional…

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Filed under: News - @ March 27, 2025 1:26 pm