{"id":92815,"date":"2025-12-31T12:54:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=92815"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:33:54","slug":"retail-investors-surpass-whales-in-bitcoin-accumulation-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/retail-investors-surpass-whales-in-bitcoin-accumulation-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail Investors Surpass Whales in Bitcoin Accumulation Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By the end of 2025, the cryptocurrency market presented a contradictory picture. Analysts at Santiment examined the situation by comparing the actions of major players and retail investors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcca As 2025 comes to a close, we compare the activity of Bitcoin&#8217;s whales &#038; sharks (smart money) vs. Bitcoin&#8217;s retail (small money).<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc33 Wallets with 10-10K <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a>: +0.36% More Coins Since July 1st<br \/>\ud83e\udd90 Wallets with under 0.1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a>: +3.31% More Coins Since July 1st<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udf73 Historically,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/34h5ZImzak\">pic.twitter.com\/34h5ZImzak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Santiment (@santimentfeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/2006058048855392684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since July 1, wallets with balances under 0.1 BTC increased their holdings by 3.31%. Meanwhile, addresses holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC expanded their positions by only 0.36%.<\/p>\n<p>Experts have described this trend as concerning. Historically, a bullish trend emerges when whales accumulate assets by purchasing from disenchanted small holders.<\/p>\n<p>In the latter half of 2025, the opposite scenario unfolded: retail investors were actively buying, while major players remained passive or took profits at October&#8217;s peaks.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Apathy<\/h2>\n<p>Simultaneously, interest in the asset is waning. According to analyst Oro Crypto, Bitcoin&#8217;s &#8220;social volume&#8221; is declining: even sharp price swings no longer spark lively discussions, and the coin&#8217;s mentions have dropped to single digits.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Social Apathy and Expanding Liquidity: An Underestimated Combination<br \/>Overview: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@santimentfeed<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Recent data from Santiment shows a sustained decline in Bitcoin Social Volume despite continued price volatility. This divergence between\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m6Bdi5LR47\">pic.twitter.com\/m6Bdi5LR47<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oro Crypto (@oro_crypto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oro_crypto\/status\/2006133844743967171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Typically, a market peak is accompanied by euphoria and widespread retail interest. The current situation indicates emotional burnout and apathy. The expert views this as a sign of consolidation or reaccumulation, rather than the end of a cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The decline in interest is confirmed by reduced trading volumes. Santiment recorded minimal activity in the last two weeks of the year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcca Trading volume has predictably dipped in the final weeks of 2025 with markets staying flat and unpredictable, as well as holidays pulling traders away from their devices.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc9 Regardless, barring a sudden surprise burst in price volatility, Bitcoin and altcoins have seen their\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HIoRE1bqHA\">pic.twitter.com\/HIoRE1bqHA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Santiment (@santimentfeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/2006149228729716952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Unlike the end of 2024, when altcoins like <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-solana-sol\">Solana<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-dogecoin-doge\">Dogecoin<\/a> showed growth, trading volumes have halved.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trader Positioning and Long-term Holders<\/h2>\n<p>According to the Alphractal platform, the ratio of long to short positions is increasing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0fBitcoin\u2019s Long\/Short Ratio is rising again, signaling strong trader interest in long positions.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s truly remarkable is that this is the first time in history that Bitcoin\u2019s Long\/Short Ratio has remained elevated for such a long period relative to altcoins.<\/p>\n<p>Historically,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NrIOomNtje\">pic.twitter.com\/NrIOomNtje<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alphractal (@Alphractal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alphractal\/status\/2006155412316287170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite traders&#8217; aggressive bets on the rise of the leading cryptocurrency, the asset&#8217;s price does not respond to the increase in long positions. This discrepancy poses a risk of the market moving against the consensus.<\/p>\n<p>Long-term investors are sending a positive signal: VanEck researcher Matthew Sigel noted that holders have turned net accumulators for the first time since 2019. This reduces the selling pressure observed earlier.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BTC: Long-term holders turn net accumulators, easing a major Bitcoin headwind and ending, for now, the largest sell pressure event from this cohort since 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tWFu7pna41\">pic.twitter.com\/tWFu7pna41<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 matthew sigel, recovering CFA (@matthew_sigel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthew_sigel\/status\/2006002866507690243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, trader Bull Theory <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/trader-likens-bitcoins-sideways-trade-to-a-lull-before-the-storm\">compared<\/a> Bitcoin&#8217;s sideways movement to &#8220;the calm before the storm.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the end of 2025, the cryptocurrency market presented a contradictory picture. 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