Bitcoin whale volume from exchanges hits 9-year high

Bitcoin whales continue accumulating and taking the coins off exchanges, despite the recent sluggish momentum in the BTC/USD pair.

Notably, Bitcoin whales with at least 1,000 BTC have moved the most Bitcoin out of exchanges since 2015, marking the biggest spike in nine years, according to the whale net position change metric by Glassnode. Around 64,000 BTC has left whale exchange balances in the past 30 days.