{"id":537152,"date":"2023-06-09T12:30:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T12:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=537152"},"modified":"2024-06-11T08:30:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:30:35","slug":"tether-usdt-sharks-whales-accumulate-bullish-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/tether-usdt-sharks-whales-accumulate-bullish-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Tether (USDT) Sharks & Whales Rapidly Accumulate, Why This Is Bullish For Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"
On-chain data shows that Tether (USDT) sharks and whales have been rapidly growing their holdings since Bitcoin’s volatility started.<\/p>\n
According to data from the on-chain analytics firm Santiment<\/a>, these large Tether holders are now carrying a total of $16 billion worth of the stablecoin. The relevant indicator here is the “USDT Supply Distribution,” which tells us how the Tether supply is distributed among the various holder groups in the market currently.<\/p>\n Investors or addresses are divided into these holder groups based on the total number of coins that they are holding right now. In the context of the current discussion, the key “shark<\/a>” and “whale<\/a>” cohorts are of interest, the combined coin range of which can be defined as $100,000-$10 million.<\/p>\n Naturally, this holder group would include all addresses on the blockchain that are carrying at least $100,000 and at most $10 million worth of USDT in their balances.<\/p>\n Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the Tether Supply Distribution specifically for the sharks and whales over the last six months:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As displayed in the above graph, the Tether addresses holding between $100,000-$10 million have seen their combined supply shoot up recently. Interestingly, this rise has coincided with Bitcoin observing some high volatility due to Binance being sued<\/a> by the SEC over alleged fraud.<\/p>\n Generally, investors use stablecoins like USDT whenever they want to exit volatile coins like BTC. Thus, investors exchanging their assets for stables can be a sign of selling.<\/p>\n It’s possible that the latest rise in the supply of sharks and whales has come because of these humongous holders ditching cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in these uncertain times.<\/p>\nThe value of the metric seems to have sharply gone up in recent days | Source: Santiment on Twitter<\/a><\/pre>\n