The accumulation of whales during periods of distress is rarely coincidental.
Analyzes in the chain confirm this behavior. Market conditions remain extremely fearful as geopolitical tensions between Iran and the US caused a 4% intraday dip in the overall crypto market cap, wiping out $100 billion in value.
Crucially, 70% of these outflows came from Bitcoin [BTC]putting pressure on the $62,000 support. Despite this, on-chain statistics show that the number of addresses holding more than 100 BTC has reached an all-time high.
Source: Bitcoin magazine
By further emphasizing this trend, LookonChain highlighted continued accumulation by BlackRock, which has been acquiring BTC for three consecutive days, resulting in a total net inflow of 9,615 BTC ($635 million).
This difference between price action and whale behavior is significant.
From a technical perspective, the ‘buy the fear’ strategy works when whales interpret corrections as temporary. In this context, whale accumulation reflects a strategic repositioning aimed at capturing outsized returns.
This obviously begs the question: what are these whales expecting? On-chain statistics suggest that Bitcoin may be preparing for a potential H2 rally, with informed participants effectively using volatility as an entry point while weak hands capitulate.
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The current setup shows how liquidity directly influences sentiment.
Since mid-January, Tether’s [USDT] The market cap has fallen by more than $3 billion, coinciding with Bitcoin’s nearly 35% correction. This suggests a causal relationship: the liquidity outflow reduced available bids, contributing to BTC’s price decline as investors responded to the bearish signal.
In this context, the recent increase in the US M2 money supply to a record high of $22.45 trillion appears to have offset this effect. The increased liquidity is now flowing back into Bitcoin, providing long-term support.
Source: Barchart
In this environment, the accumulation of BTC whales is clearly of strategic importance.
Building on this, DeFiLlama shows $1 billion in new stablecoin liquidity this week, pushing the market cap back to $310 billion and highlighting a clear link between liquidity, stablecoin inflows and whale positioning.
In this setup, Bitcoin’s current technical weakness seems temporary. The high liquidity is likely to drive the market higher once sentiment shifts back to risk-on, which in turn strengthens BTC’s long-term potential and sets the stage for a possible H2 rally.
Final summary
- Despite macro FUD, on-chain metrics show record holdings and institutional inflows, reflecting whales using volatility as an entry point.
- Tether outflows contributed to the recent BTC correction, but rising US M2 supply is restoring liquidity and setting the stage for a possible H2 rally.