Institutional Investors and Whales

ForkLog 9 07.08.2024

Bitcoin Holders Increase Accumulations by 404,448 BTC in 30 Days

The balance of long-term investors’ wallets for the leading cryptocurrency has grown by 404,448 BTC ($23 billion) over the past 30 days, according to data from CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju. I’m pretty sure something is happening behind the scenes. 404,448 #Bitcoin have moved to permanent holder addresses over the past 30 days, and it’s […]

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ForkLog 11 07.08.2024

Survey: 59% of US Funds Plan to Invest in Cryptocurrencies Within a Year

According to a survey by the law firm Barnes & Thornburg, 59% of fund managers expressed readiness to increase the share of cryptocurrencies in client portfolios. This was reported by Cointelegraph. “This is more than last year, when most stated that the state of the digital asset market had a significant negative impact on their […]

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ForkLog 10 06.08.2024

Capula Hedge Fund Holds $464 Million in Bitcoin ETFs

As of July 30, the British hedge fund Capula Investment Management held spot bitcoin ETFs totaling approximately $464 million. This is evidenced by the company’s report to the SEC. According to the documents, Capula’s assets are represented as follows: 4 million shares of Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin ETF (FBTC) valued at $211 million; 7.4 million […]

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ForkLog 16 29.07.2024

Cantor Fitzgerald Ventures into Bitcoin-Backed Lending

Cantor Fitzgerald is set to launch a fiat lending business secured by bitcoin. This was announced by the CEO of the financial group, Howard Lutnick, as reported by The Block. The initial limit will be $2 billion, with plans to double it in the future. Clients of the company will effectively be able to leverage […]

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ForkLog 75 22.07.2024

Inflation or deflation? How Ethereum’s economy has changed since the Merge hard fork

It is nearly two years since the Merge hard fork replaced Proof-of-Work with Proof-of-Stake on Ethereum. Oleg Cash Coin explains how the economics of the second-largest cryptocurrency have evolved since—and the part institutional investors play. 120,204,432 ETH: where does this figure come from, and what does it mean? On September 15, 2022, Ethereum’s developers activated […]

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ForkLog 7 17.07.2024

Glassnode Assesses Impact of ETF Flows, Mt.Gox Payouts, and German Government Actions

The Bitcoin market has absorbed 48,000 BTC linked to the German government and is anticipating further sales from Mt.Gox clients. Analysts at Glassnode have examined these factors, as well as the role of ETFs. The #Bitcoin market recently absorbed over 48k BTC in sell-side sourced from the German Government. With Mt Gox distributions also on […]

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ForkLog 7 07.07.2024

Bitcoin Whales Transfer 9301 BTC to Binance

Since June 27, two wallets have transferred 9301 BTC (approximately $563 million) to the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. This activity was highlighted by experts at Lookonchain. In addition to the #German Government, #US Government and #MtGox selling $BTC recently, whales are also selling $BTC! 2 whales have deposited 9,301 $BTC($563M) to #Binance since June 27, which […]

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ForkLog 8 06.07.2024

Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Awakens After a Decade, Moves $57 Million

A wallet inactive for over a decade has transferred 1004 BTC, valued at $57 million, to a new address. Analysts at Spot On Chain highlighted this movement. A dormant wallet just woke up after 10.6 years and moved 1,004 $BTC ($57M) to a new wallet ~50 minutes ago! This wallet received its $BTC in 2013 […]

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ForkLog 11 03.07.2024

River: Major US Hedge Funds Embrace Bitcoin ETFs

By the end of the first quarter of 2024, 13 of the 25 largest hedge funds in the United States held bitcoin-based products, according to data from River. The study reveals that 534 organizations, ranging from hedge funds to pension and insurance companies with assets exceeding $1 billion, have invested part of their funds in […]

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ForkLog 9 02.07.2024

Bitfinex Analysts: Bitcoin Whales Resume Profit-Taking

Bitcoin holders, who had paused profit-taking in early May, have resumed selling their assets, according to observations by Bitfinex experts.

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ForkLog 7 01.07.2024

Arkham Assesses Vitalik Buterin’s Wealth

The digital assets owned by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin are valued at over $857.5 million, according to estimates from Arkham. At the beginning of the year, this figure stood at $552.9 million. The majority of Buterin’s wealth is attributed to the initial distribution of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization (246,730 ETH). Besides Ethereum, he […]

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ForkLog 8 24.06.2024

Nomura Assesses Bitcoin Investment Among Japan’s Traditional Finance Sector

In Japan, 54% of institutional investors plan to allocate funds to cryptocurrencies within the next three years, according to a survey conducted by Laser Digital, a subsidiary of Nomura. Among these investors, 66% are prepared to allocate 2-5% of their available capital, with 76% pledging to act on these plans within a year. While 25% […]

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