{"id":75680,"date":"2026-07-20T22:58:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/the-dramatic-shift-in-bitcoin-ownership-splitting-the-market\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:58:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:58:39","slug":"the-dramatic-shift-in-bitcoin-ownership-splitting-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/the-dramatic-shift-in-bitcoin-ownership-splitting-the-market\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dramatic Shift in Bitcoin Ownership Splitting the Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Large Bitcoin whales accumulated 66,700 BTC while mid-tier owners aggressively sold off their holdings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">This supply shift to larger wallets signals a positive medium-term outlook by reducing available Bitcoin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Strategy paused its Bitcoin purchases to raise $263.5 million through stock sales for future allocation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Cryptoquant Analyst: Whales Keep Accumulating BTC even during market slump<\/h2>\n<p>While most analysts are signaling a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/cryptoquant-ki-young-ju-bitcoin-bear-market-2027\/\">bearish<\/a> trend for the <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> market, some signs still show that demand for <span>bitcoin<\/span> is there and keeps growing.<\/p>\n<p>Cryptoquant analyst Amr Taha <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoquant.com\/insights\/quicktake\/6a5cfce8718c636ace57d492-Bitcoin-Whales-Accumulate-66700-BTC-as-1001K-BTC-Holders-Post-Their-Strongest-Di?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=sns&amp;utm_campaign=quicktake&amp;utm_content=amr-taha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">noticed<\/a> a divergence between ownership groups: large <span>whales<\/span> keep accumulating <span>bitcoin<\/span> while mid-tier owners continue to distribute their holdings.<\/p>\n<p>Taha found that wallets holding between 1K and 10K <span>BTC<\/span> increased their 60-day net accumulation to 66,700 <span>BTC<\/span>, nearing levels reached on June 16. In contrast, mid-tier <span>BTC<\/span> holders, who own between 100 and 1K <span>BTC<\/span>, distributed 77,800 <span>BTC<\/span>, in what Taha labeled <strong>\u201cone of the most aggressive selling periods visible in the current data.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This accumulation process has been the strongest since February 17, when purchases by <span>whales<\/span> reached 106K <span>BTC<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Taha linked this setup with a positive outcome for <span>BTC<\/span> in the future. When an opposite setup was registered, with <span>whales<\/span> distributing and mid-tier holders accumulating in April, <span>Bitcoin<\/span> experienced a downturn of -29%.<\/p>\n<p>This could be because large holders are less likely to distribute and tend to hold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> for much longer periods while sustaining sharp price decline periods more consistently than holders with less <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-liquidity\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">liquidity<\/a> available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHistorically, sustained accumulation by larger holders can reduce the amount of immediately available supply, particularly when it occurs during periods of aggressive distribution from smaller cohorts,\u201d<\/strong> Taha explained.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Taha concluded that while this behavior does not confirm the next price direction, <strong>\u201cthe current transfer of supply toward larger wallets presents a potentially constructive medium-term signal for bitcoin.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Strategy, the largest corporate holder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a>, did not announce any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> purchases this week and instead chose to accumulate $263.5 million through stock sales, with speculation growing on how these resources will be allocated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/whales-vs-mid-tier-holders-the-dramatic-shift-in-bitcoin-ownership-splitting-the-market\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Large Bitcoin whales accumulated 66,700 BTC while mid-tier owners aggressively sold off their holdings. This supply shift to larger wallets signals a positive medium-term outlook by reducing available Bitcoin. Strategy paused its Bitcoin purchases to raise $263.5 million through stock sales for future allocation. 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