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Bitcoin accumulation by wallets holding between 100 and 1,000 BTC could signal that there is continued interest in Bitcoin from institutional investors in the US.
“Institutional demand for Bitcoin remains strong,” <a href="https://x.com/ki_young_ju/status/2013369998618525952" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">said</a> CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju on Tuesday, adding that 577,000 Bitcoin (<a href="/bitcoin-price" rel="noopener noreferrer">BTC</a>) has been added to this wallet cohort (which includes exchange-traded funds) over the past year, “and it’s still flowing in.”
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 “Excluding exchanges and miners, this gives a rough read on institutional demand.”&nbsp;
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 Large BTC wallets continue accumulating. Source: <a href="https://x.com/ki_young_ju/status/2013369998618525952" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CryptoQuant</a>
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 The increase is around 33% over the last 24 months, <a href="https://cryptoquant.com/analytics/query/696ea02aa662164c84864a39" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">according</a> to CryptoQuant, which is around the time when the first spot Bitcoin ETFs were launched.&nbsp;
Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States have seen an aggregate inflow of $1.2 billion so far this year, despite the underlying asset gaining around 6%.&nbsp;
“Institutions just began to invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum. I think this is just the beginning. Most people can’t imagine in 2030-2040,” <a href="https://x.com/seth_fin/status/2013371278418149651" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">replied</a> political economist “Crypto Seth.”&nbsp;
<h2 id="dat-holdings-surge-30-in-six-months">DAT holdings surge 30% in six months</h2>
Part of the surge could also be down to digital asset treasuries.&nbsp;
Crypto DATs, led by Michael Saylor’s <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/saylor-hints-even-bigger-buy-after-1-25b-purchase-last-week" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Strategy</a>, have scooped up 260,000 BTC since July, worth roughly $24 billion at current market prices.&nbsp;
This marks an <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-treasury-buying-outpaces-bitcoin-supply-3x" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">increase of 30%</a> over the past six months, outpacing miner supply, reported Glassnode. They now collectively hold more than 1.1 million BTC.
Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-market-conditions-improving-selling-pressure-reduces-glassnode" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin’s ‘internal conditions’ are improving: Glassnode</a>
<h2 id="retail-sentiment-is-back-to-fear">Retail sentiment is back to fear&nbsp;</h2>
However, retail traders have been more shy towards crypto over the past few months.&nbsp;
The Bitcoin Fear &amp; Greed Index, which <a href="https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">measures</a> retail market sentiment, slipped back into “fear” this week with a rating of 32 out of 100 on Tuesday. This comes after it <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-fear-greed-hits-greed-bitcoin-two-month-high" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">briefly flipped</a> to “greed” for the first time since October last week.&nbsp;
The increased anxiety comes as Bitcoin prices retreated from last week’s high of $97,000 to below $92,000 on Tuesday morning as markets reacted to the escalation of <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-down-gold-futures-up-europe-threatens-trade-bazooka" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">trade conflicts</a> between the United States and Europe.&nbsp;
Magazine: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/indians-pudgy-penguins-eth-digital-yuan-boss-asia-express/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Indians slam Pudgy Penguins, ex-digital yuan boss’s crypto scandal: Asia Express</a>

Bitcoin institutional demand remains strong: CryptoQuant

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