Bitcoin's long-term holder supply approaches record high, breaking multi-year downtrend

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Bitcoin's long-term holder supply approaches record high, breaking multi-year downtrend Long-term holder supply has surged by more than 2 million coins to 16.3 million BTC during the current bear market. What to know: - Long-term holder supply has increased by more than 2 million BTC during the current bear market, including a 200,000 BTC rise in the past month alone. - This is typical behavior — long-term holders tends to buy into price weakness and sell into price strength. Bitcoin's long-term holder (LTH) supply is approaching all-time highs. Currently, 16.3 million BTC is held by this cohort, defined as investors who have held bitcoin for at least 155 days. LTH supply has increased from 14.12 million BTC around the time of bitcoin's record high above $126,000 in October, to the current 16.3 million BTC. In the past month alone, LTH supply has risen by roughly 200,000 BTC. The only other time LTH supply was higher was in January 2024, when it reached 16.4 million BTC ahead of the U.S. spot bitcoin ETF launch, one of the most anticipated events in bitcoin’s history. In the months that followed, nearly 2 million BTC was distributed by this cohort as bitcoin rallied. Typically, during periods of price weakness or full bear market conditions, long-term holders, often viewed as the smarter money, begin increasing exposure after divesting during the previous bull market. During both the 2015 and 2019 bear markets, LTH supply increased as investors accumulated during price weakness. However, since the ETF launch in January 2024, LTH supply has largely fluctuated between 14 million and 16 million BTC. Now, it appears to have broken out of a 2.5-year downtrend, suggesting long-term holders are once again accumulating rather than distributing during bitcoin’s depressed price levels. More For You Deribit’s bitcoin open interest has overtaken BlackRock’s IBIT as traders brace for a showdown between $75K max pain and $80K call positioning. What to know: - A total of 80,535 contracts worth $6.25 billion are set to settle on Deribit on May 29. - The $75,000 strike holds the largest put concentration at $394 million in notional value, while the $80,000 call strike dominates on the upside with $532 million. - The put/call ratio of 0.86 reflects a...

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