• Small investors are buying bitcoin. • For a rally to succeed, the whales need to join in. • Small wallets have increased their BTC holdings by 2.5% since October’s all-time high while large holders trimmed 0.8%, Santiment data shows. • What to know: Bitcoin wallets holding less than 0.1 BTC have increased their share of supply to the highest since mid-2024 even as the price holds around the mid-$60,000s. • Larger holders with 10 to 10,000 bitcoins - the whales and sharks that typically drive major moves - have reduced their positions since the October peak. • The divergence supports choppy, fragile price action because retail demand alone cannot sustain rallies when big wallets are distributing into every recovery.
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- Small‑wallet holders have increased their Bitcoin holdings by 2.5 % since the October all‑time high, pushing the share of supply held by wallets under 0.1 BTC to its highest level since mid‑2024. In contrast, large holders-whales and sharks with 10-10,000 BTC-have reduced their positions by about 0.8 %. This divergence is creating choppy, fragile price action, as retail buying alone cannot sustain a rally. Analysts say that for Bitcoin to move decisively higher, the large‑wallet holders must stop distributing and begin buying, aligning their actions with the growing retail demand.
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