Bitcoin whale’s selloff triggers market meltdown; Is this the beginning of the end?
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $115,220 on Friday, down 3.01% in the last 24 hours, as the cryptocurrency faces pressure from massive whale movements that crypto analyst Crypto Patel describes as a potential “major distribution event.” BTC 24-hour price chart. Source: Finbold Using Arkham data, the Analysis reveals that a major Bitcoin OG with 80,009 BTC (~$9.6 billion) has been systematically moving large amounts of Bitcoin through Galaxy Digital. The whale’s timeline The massive sell-off began on July 15, when the whale sent 9,000 BTC ($1.06 billion) to Galaxy Digital, followed by another 7,843 BTC ($927 million), totaling 16,843 BTC ($2 billion) moved to Galaxy on that day alone. Galaxy Digital immediately began depositing the Bitcoin to exchanges, with 2,000 BTC ($236 million) going to Binance and Bybit platforms. Later, on July 15, an additional 40,009 BTC ($4.68 billion) was transferred to Galaxy Digital. On July 17, th...