Long-term bitcoin (BTC) holders have stepped up their liquidations in recent weeks, adding to bearish pressures in the 0 Friday, these so-called patient holders offloaded 97,000 BTC (nearly $3 billion), marking the largest single-day long-term holder sell-off of the year, which accounts for the bulk of the recent increase in spending activity, according to blockchain analytics firm 1 14-day moving average of coins spent by long-term holders has jumped to nearly 25,000 BTC, the highest since 2 defines long-term holders as those with a history of owning coins for over 155 days. Bitcoin's price fell by over 3.7% to $108,000 on Friday and continued to decline to $107,400 early 3 of the time of writing, the cryptocurrency was trading at $103,330, still down 16% from its record high of $124,429, according to CoinDesk 4 that the profit-taking operation is still notably slower than the spikes observed in late 2024.
What's driving the profit-taking? Long-term holders, including wallets that have been dormant for years, have been consistently selling since bitcoin broke above $100,000 early this 5 explanation for this profit-taking can be rooted in investor 6 of it this way: how many assets in the world trade at $100K per piece? Perhaps very few that you can quickly count on your fingers. Therefore, it is logical for investors to feel that $ 100,000 per BTC is too expensive, prompting them to take 7 also means that the market will likely take time to adjust to $100K as the new normal for 8 could continue to see broad range trading around the six-figure price mark for some time, allowing investors to acclimatize to this elevated 9 more: ‘OP_CAT Isn’t My Invention.
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