Fundamental factors have continued to support the bullish outlook for Bitcoin (BTC) and the price of the flagship cryptocurrency has confirmed this over the past weeks. Against this background, wealthy Bitcoin whales are fueling demand for BTC even more, actively buying up coins and cleaning up Bitcoin reserves on exchanges. This, however, could potentially lead to a supply crisis.
Is Bitcoin deficit good or bad?
According to Bloqport, since the beginning of the year, 211 new wallets have appeared on the market, storing 1,000 bitcoins or more. Meanwhile, stocks of bitcoins on exchanges have reached their lowest level in almost 2.5 years.
#Bitcoin is undergoing a supply-crisis
Since the start of the year, 211 new Bitcoin whale addresses with 1,000 BTC or more were created. However, Bitcoin supply on exchanges is at its lowest level in almost 2.5 years. pic.twitter.com/6TIuiXvXlj
— Bloqport (@Bloqport) February 7, 2021
The volume of bitcoins stored on exchanges has been steadily declining since March 2020. According to CryptoQuant statistics, as of February 6, 2021, this figure was 2.3 million, a marked decrease compared to the beginning of the year.
Stocks of BTC on exchanges: CryptoQuant
Meanwhile, Bitcoin is not looking to show signs of fading bullish momentum. Fews hours ago, Bitcoin once again renewed its
Institutional effect
The number of active addresses also signals a positive market sentiment for cryptocurrency. According to Glassnode, existing BTC wallet addresses have reached a new peak at 1.34 million. This figure surpassed the previous record of 1.28 million attained on December 14, 2017, in the wake of bullish euphoria.
Active Addresses: Glassnode
As statistics show, there is a correlation between Bitcoin price and the number of active wallets. This may well indicate that Bitcoin has not yet exhausted its growth potential.
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The insatiable appetite of Institutional investors is an important factor behind the Bitcoin scarcity.
According to CNN, ARK Investment Management LLC is the largest shareholder of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) with 6,257,925 shares. In total, the GBTC controls more than half of all digital assets held on the company’s custodian services, according to Bitcoin Treasuries. At the time of writing, Grayscale manages 649,130 bitcoins.
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