Bitcoin slides below $66k: Here’s what whales are up to
Whales have started accumulating BTC worth millions from exchanges amid the price dip. How will it impact prices?
- Crypto whales accumulated 5,900 BTC worth $397 million from CEXs amid the price drop.
- BTC’s trading volume surged by 65%, signaling higher participation from traders and investors.
On 29th July, the United States government moved $2 billion worth of Bitcoin [BTC] to new wallets. This notable move gained massive attention from crypto enthusiasts and badly impacted the overall market.
Following this incident, BTC was trading near the $66,520 level and experienced a 4.6% price drop in the last 24 hours. Amid this price drop, participation from investors and traders surged by 65%, signaling potential “buy the dip” activity.
Whales scoop up 5,900 Bitcoin
Additionally, whales and institutions took this price drop as an opportunity and accumulated a significant amount of BTC.
On 30th July, an on-chain analytic firm spotonchain made a post on X (previously Twitter) stating that four whales have added a notable 5,900 BTC worth $397 million from Centralized Exchanges (CEXs) in the last 24 hours.
As per the spotonchain report, the whale address “12QVs” withdrew a massive 4,500 BTC worth $303 million from Binance at an average of $67,298. Out of this, 3,500 BTC worth $233 million were withdrawn just after the BTC price plunged.
Meanwhile, the other three whales, which are likely to be one entity, withdrew 1,400 BTC worth $94 million from Bitfinex at an average of $67,185.
Additionally, since 12th June, they have withdrawn a massive 3,910 BTC an an average of $65,764, and now hold an unrealized profit of over $4.59 million.
Bitcoin technical analysis and upcoming levels
According to expert technical analysis, BTC is moving in a downside channel pattern and is currently experiencing resistance from the top.
Historically, whenever BTC reaches this level, it experiences a massive price fall. Since March 2024, BTC has reached the top of this channel pattern five times, and each time it experienced a price reversal.
If the sentiment remains the same, there is a high chance BTC could fall to the $63,350 level and even lower.
However, to experience upside momentum, it will be necessary for BTC to give a breakout of this downside channel pattern and a strong daily candle closing above the $71,800 mark.
BTC’s major liquidation level
In the last seven days, two major liquidation levels were observed near the $70,330 level on the higher side and $63,800 on the lower side.
If history repeats and the BTC price falls to the $63,800 level, nearly $3.20 billion worth of long positions will be liquidated.
Read Bitcoin’s [BTC] Price Prediction 2024-25
Conversely, if BTC’s price experiences an upside move and hits the $71,800 mark, nearly $3.3 billion short positions will be liquidated.
Along with this bearish outlook, BTC futures Open Interest (OI) experienced a fall of 6% in the last 24 hours. This decline in OI suggests lower interest from traders and investors.
