The number of crypto wallet addresses holding more than $1 million in Bitcoin (BTC) has more than tripled this year.
BitInfoCharts data shows the number of addresses with more than $1 million in BTC increased from 23,795 on Jan. 1 to 81,925 currently, a 237% increase in the last 11 months.
The millionaire wallets are not one-to-one with individual users as many addresses with more than $1 million BTC belong to crypto exchanges and financial institutions.
Comparative data from Glassnode shows the number of addresses holding more than $1 million in Bitcoin peaked during the top of the last bull market in November 2021, posting a record 112,573 addresses on Nov. 9, 2021, the day before Bitcoin notched its all-time high of $69,000 on Nov. 10, 2021.
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Meanwhile, the number of so-called “wholecoiners” — wallets with a balance of at least 1 BTC — has increased slightly since the beginning of the year. Currently, there are 1,018,015 such addresses, a 4% increase from 978,197 on Jan. 1.
The largest increase in wholecoiners since 2018 occurred between April and December last year showing a strong accumulation trend despite a broader price decline resulting from a slew of high-profile crypto industry meltdowns.
Bitcoin is currently changing hands for nearly $37,100, up 38% over the last month. Bitcoin’s price has been buoyed by market enthusiasm for multiple pending spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) products.
Bloomberg ETF analysts claim there’s a 90% chance a spot Bitcoin ETF will be approved by Jan. 10, with many expecting a significant price rally to follow.
I’ve gotten a lot of questions regarding my current view on Spot #Bitcoin ETFs over the last couple weeks. This is the first section of the note I put out yesterday with @EricBalchunas.
TLDR: Our view hasn’t changed much https://t.co/dRAm5IsdQf pic.twitter.com/Htsi3n2XxV
— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) October 13, 2023
Despite the market’s bullish sentiment, not all analysts are convinced that a spot Bitcoin ETF approval will launch the next bull run.
CMC Markets analyst Tina Teng claimed while an approval would be a positive for the crypto industry, both Bitcoin and the wider macro landscape lack the required fundamentals to justify an all-out trend reversal.
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