This Bitcoin Whale Sold at $12,000 BTC Price After HODLing for 2 Years

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This Bitcoin Whale Sold at $12,000 BTC Price After HODLing for 2 Years

A Bitcoin (BTC) whale — an individual investor who holds a large amount of BTC — took profit after two years. Data from Whalemap suggests the whale purchased nearly 9,000 BTC in the third quarter of 2018.

A pseudonymous trader known as “Byzantine General,” who shared the data, said:

“This whale is a legend. See that big bubble around 6k in 2018? That’s almost 9k BTC that was accumulated there. He finally took profit, after 2 years and 2 major capitulation events.”

The whale held on to the BTC for nearly 22 months, through two major capitulation phases. Bitcoin dropped to sub-$4,000 level twice, first in January 2019 and second in March 2020. The investor waited through both periods, ultimately selling at around $12,000.

What does a Bitcoin whale taking profit suggest?

On Aug. 16, Cointelegraph reported that large whale clusters are present in the $12,000 to $14,000 range. At the $12,000 level, many whales are either in profit or at breakeven, which arguably could give whales an incentive to sell.

Whether it shows whales are cautious that Bitcoin has hit a local peak remains unclear. Whales, due to the sheer size of their holdings, follow liquidity. If they feel that there is sufficient liquidity to sell, possibly as a result of rising retail activity, then they are likely to sell. Read more...

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