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In a recent X post, the head of research at CryptoQuant, Julio Moreno, revealed that new Bitcoin whales have injected approximately $100 billion into the market in 2024.
This substantial influx from high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors marks a significant development in cryptocurrency, reflecting growing confidence in Bitcoin's long-term potential.
New whales have brought ~$100B into Bitcoin this year. https://t.co/lF1ehqwWoH
— Julio Moreno (@jjcmoreno) May 31, 2024
Bitcoin whales are typically defined as individuals or entities holding large amounts of $BTC with an addition in this category of addresses this year.
Notably, this new inclusion of whales has collectively brought around $100 billion into the Bitcoin market since the beginning of the year.
The $100 billion inflow represents a larger trend of accumulation, which saw $1 billion added daily to new whale wallets.
In a May 31 X post, CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju drew parallels between the current market activity and the patterns observed in mid-2020. Back then, a similar phase of whale accumulation preceded a bull run that saw Bitcoin's price reach $69,000 in 2021.
The current scenario suggests that history may be echoing itself, with high on-chain activity and daily additions of $1 billion to new whale wallets.
The implications of this trend are manifold. For one, it indicates a heightened market interest and potential bullish sentiment among investors.
Despite the low levels of price volatility, the significant movement into $BTC by these whales could be setting the stage for another rally. Analysts are closely watching Bitcoin's price resistance around $72,000, with predictions that overcoming this threshold could lead to new all-time highs, possibly around $75,000.
When writing, $BTC was down 0.25% in the last 24 hours to $67,734. The price of Bitcoin ($BTC) has traded in an exceptionally tight trading range of around $68,000 since the past week but declined to near $66,584 on Friday.