According to data from blockchain analytics firm Glassnode, a group of mid-sized Bitcoin holders has stepped up buying this week, taking in roughly 65,000 BTC over the past seven 0 Reading: Institutional Adoption Rises: 21X Brings Chainlink Into Europe’s Tokenized Securities Market At a spot price of $113,595, that haul equals about $7.35 1 have disclosed that these investors — wallets holding between 100 and 1,000 BTC — have pushed their monthly net accumulation to 93,000 2 Expand Their Holdings Those mid-sized holders a. k. a. “sharks” now control about 3.65 million 3 is roughly 18% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply, which is about 19.91 million 4 shift is striking because it removes a meaningful chunk of coins from the pool of easily traded 5 available BTC can change how quickly prices move when demand rises. #Bitcoin entities holding 100–1k #BTC (“sharks”) have sharply ramped up 6 the past 7 days, their holdings grew by ~65k $BTC.
The pace of accumulation has grown as well, with a 30D net increase of 93k $BTC. This group now holds a record 3.65M $BTC. pic. twitter.
com/MRcIPcTB1T — glassnode (@glassnode) September 11, 2025 What This Means For Supply And Demand While these sharks are not the same as the very large institutional whales, their moves still affect market 7 at this scale reduces liquid supply and can push prices up if fresh buying keeps 8 market participants see the pattern as a sign of growing confidence among this class of 9 the same time, it can raise short-term volatility: when a concentrated group holds more coins, their future decisions to sell or hold will 10 Moves And Recent Price Action Bitcoin’s run this year has been 11 on market tracker numbers, BTC has climbed about 100% over the past year, is up 23% year-to-date, and has gained over 40% over the past six 12 action has not been smooth, 13 market fell to about $107,000 on September first, then recovered to a little over $116,000 earlier 14 the time of writing, BTC was inching near $114,000.
Forecasts And Investor Expectations Public forecasts have been 15 executive chairman Michael Saylor has suggested Bitcoin could top $150,000 by 16 Lee of Fundstrat has forecast $200,000 by the same 17 Reading: ETF Dreams For Dogecoin: Serious Possibility Or Just Hype? Risks And What To Watch For This aggressive accumulation comes with 18 can reverse 19 inflows into or out of ETFs, miner sell pressure, or a shift in macro conditions could halt the rally. Also, heavy concentration in certain wallet groups can amplify moves if those groups change 20 should watch wallet flows, trading volumes, and major announcements that might tilt 21 short, the recent buying by mid-sized holders is a clear, measurable 22 tightens the pool of coins available to trade and has coincided with strong price gains this 23 image from Meta, chart from TradingView
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