{"id":541540,"date":"2023-07-06T12:37:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T12:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=541540"},"modified":"2024-06-11T08:07:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:07:21","slug":"bitcoin-exchange-supply-slip-holders-interested-selling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-exchange-supply-slip-holders-interested-selling\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Exchange Supply Continues To Slip, Holders Not Interested In Selling?"},"content":{"rendered":"
On-chain data shows that the Bitcoin exchange supply has only continued to decline despite the recent rally that the asset has observed.<\/p>\n
According to data from the on-chain analytics firm Glassnode<\/a>, exchanges have continued to see withdrawals recently. The indicator of interest here is the “exchange balance<\/a>,” which measures the total amount of Bitcoin that’s currently sitting in the wallets of all centralized exchanges.<\/p>\n When the value of this metric goes up, it means that the investors are depositing a net number of coins to these platforms currently. As one of the main reasons why holders may transfer their BTC to exchanges is for selling-related purposes, this kind of trend can have short-term bearish consequences for the price.<\/p>\n On the other hand, decreasing values of the indicator imply a net amount of the supply is leaving from the exchanges. Such a trend, when prolonged, can be a sign that the investors are accumulating at the moment. Naturally, this could be constructive for the cryptocurrency’s price.<\/p>\n Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the Bitcoin exchange balance over the last few years:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin exchange balance had been in an overall uptrend during 2018 and 2019, but with the COVID crash<\/a> in March 2020, a shift happened in the market and the indicator started moving in a downward trajectory.<\/p>\n There was a break in this trend during the 2021 bull run, as the metric mostly moved sideways, with some increases coming near the top of the rallies. This deviation in the trend was possibly a result of investors depositing to take advantage of the profit-taking opportunity.<\/p>\nThe value of the metric seems to have been going downhill in recent days | Source: Glassnode on Twitter<\/a><\/pre>\n