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Bitcoin whales have dialed back their activity since the cryptocurrency hit a new high in March and are now biding their time for the next major buying or selling opportunity, recent data suggests.
“Cryptocurrency’s whale transactions have seen a noticeable drop-off since mid-August,” blockchain analytics platform Santiment <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/santimentfeed/status/1833888352246067502" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://x.com/santimentfeed/status/1833888352246067502">wrote</a> in a Sept. 11 X post.
<h2 id="bitcoin-whales-cut-back-on-activity">Bitcoin whales cut back on activity</h2>
Santiment noted that weekly Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price">BTC</a>) transactions of $100,000 or more had dropped 33.6% since March 13, the day of Bitcoin’s $73,679 all-time high.
It added that Ether (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">ETH</a>) saw an even more significant decline of 72.5% over the same period.
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 Bitcoin whales are now making 29,624 fewer transactions per week than they were during the March peak. Source: Santiment
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The analytics firm highlighted that this isn’t necessarily a bearish sign, as whales — wallets holding at least 10,000 BTC — can be just as active in both bull and bear markets.
It added that “large key stakeholders continue to bide their time as they wait to make their next moves during times of extreme crowd greed or fear.”
The overall sentiment in the crypto market remains “fear,” <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">according</a> to the Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index, which currently registers a score of 31 out of a possible 100.
Investors typically see fear in the market as an opportunity to buy. While Bitcoin has been down 0.97% since Aug. 13, trading at $58,360, some analysts believe that the asset has more downside before reaching its cycle bottom.
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 Bitcoin is down 0.97% over the past 30 days. Source: CoinMarketCap
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On Aug. 7, 10x Research’s head of research, Markus Thielen, said&nbsp;that <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-40k-price-bull-market-entry-10xresearch-crypto-traders" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-40k-price-bull-market-entry-10xresearch-crypto-traders">Bitcoin should fall to the “low 40,000s”</a> to ideally time the “next bull market entry.”
Santiment said that if Bitcoin plunges down to $45,000, it could trigger FUD — fear, uncertainty and doubt — but it might trigger major FOMO — fear of missing out — if it climbed back to around $70,000.
<h2 id="crypto-traders-not-concerned-about-market-volatility">Crypto traders not concerned about market volatility</h2>
Meanwhile, crypto traders expect the current market volatility to be short-term and nothing they haven’t seen before.
Reflexical founder Ajeet Khurana <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/AjeetK/status/1833965578085605830" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://x.com/AjeetK/status/1833965578085605830">explained</a> in a Sept. 11 X post: “In times of market turbulence, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture.”
Related: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/australian-crypto-investors-sidelined-clear-crypto-laws-swyftx" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Australian crypto investors ‘sitting on the sidelines’ for clearer laws: Swyftx CEO</a>
“Bitcoin price is volatile, but focus on fundamentals, stay grounded in common sense, and keep a long-term vision. True value stands the test of time,” Khurana stated.
“Quite a lot of volatility but nothing we’re not used to the past few weeks,” pseudonymous crypto trader Daan Crypto Trades <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/DaanCrypto/status/1833894610403291439" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">added</a>.
Magazine: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-price-all-time-highs-donald-trump-election-sec-gary-gensler-felix-hartmann-hall-of-flame/" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Bitcoin will ‘start ripping’ as Trump’s polls improve: Felix Hartmann, X Hall of Flame</a>
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Bitcoin whale transactions see ‘noticeable’ drop since March price peak

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