$BTC Transaction Activity Hits 18-Month Low Despite Price Strength
$BTC network activity shows declining transaction counts while average transaction size has hit $36,200.
Transactions exceeding $100,000 now dominate 89% of the total network volume compared to 66% in 2022.
Smaller transactions under $100,000 dropped from 34% to just 11% of total transfer volume.
Fee pressure remains historically low at $558,000 daily, despite
$BTC trading near its $111,700 all-time high.
Off-chain trading volumes now exceed on-chain settlement by 7-16x across spot and #derivatives markets.
Combined futures and options open interest reached $96.2 billion, showing massive #leverage buildup.
This represents a fundamental shift from previous cycles where high prices meant network congestion.
