Bitcoin crashes below $30K, but on-chain data suggests accumulation is brewing
Despite the Bitcoin markets slipping below $30,000, on-chain data suggests accumulation may be underway, as $1 billion worth of BTC leaves exchanges each month. Despite Bitcoin crashing below $30,000 for the first time in one month, on-chain metrics suggest whales may be steadily accumulating BTC.
According to Glassnode’s July 19 “The Week On-Chain” report, the Bitcoin reserves of centralized exchanges have continued to evaporate despite the recently sustained bearish momentum, with an average of 36,000 Bitcoin (worth roughly $1 billion) being withdrawn from exchanges monthly.
Glassnode infers the shrinking Bitcoin reserves on exchanges as indicating large investors moving BTC into secure storage, rather than leaving their coins on exchanges in preparation for selling. Glassnode also identified a recent increase in the number of entities hodling Bitcoin since May, increasing from roughly 250,000 to nearly 300,000 today. Glassnode describes “an entity” as a unique on-chain cluster of associated addresses.
The on-chain analytics provider noted that the number of “sending entities” — unique address clusters associated with selling — has fallen by roughly one-third from 150,000 to 100,000, while “receiving entities” — addresses linked to accumulation or holding — have increased by roughly than 20% from 190,000 to 250,000 over the same period.
Despite emphasizing signals suggesting accumulation, Glassnode noted heavily divided market sentiment, predicting extreme volatility may be imminent for the markets: “We have an extremely divided market, and one with a likely expansion of volatility just around the corner.”
It added that miners are now also in accumulation mode despite expenses incurred in the great migration in the wake of China’s mining crackdown. The miner net position change metric indicates that more than 3,300 BTC per month is currently being accumulated.
Top Cryptocurrencies with Price Predictions
| # | Crypto | Prediction | Accuracy | CVIX | Price | 24h | 7d | Market Cap | 7d price change | |
| 1 |  BTC |
Bitcoin predictions | 82% | 25 | $63 815.31 | 0.78% | -1.07% | $1 256 554 608 678 |  |
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| 2 |  ETH |
Ethereum predictions | 76.8% | 45 | $3 124.40 | 0.52% | 1.44% | $381 330 999 032 |  |
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| 3 |  USDT |
Tether predictions | 92.8% | 1 | $0.999843 | 0.03% | -0.07% | $110 446 193 355 |  |
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| 4 |  BNB |
Binance Coin predictions | 85.2% | 20 | $602.43 | -0.56% | 7.79% | $88 912 095 136 |  |
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| 5 |  SOL |
Solana predictions | 66.8% | 70 | $143.42 | -0.87% | -1.68% | $64 130 689 188 |  |
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| 6 |  USDC |
USD Coin predictions | 91.2% | 2 | $1.000198 | -0.03% | 0.01% | $33 401 360 317 |  |
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| 7 |  XRP |
XRP predictions | 65.2% | 68 | $0.520560 | 0.38% | 4.52% | $28 698 013 565 |  |
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| 8 |  DOGE |
Dogecoin predictions | 66.4% | 66 | $0.148629 | -0.37% | -2.28% | $21 409 208 005 |  |
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| 9 |  TON |
Toncoin predictions | 66% | 65 | $5.35 | 1.72% | -16.70% | $18 572 417 117 |  |
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| 10 |  ADA |
Cardano predictions | 61.6% | 77 | $0.467285 | 0.13% | -1.12% | $16 651 184 357 |  |
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| 11 |  SHIB |
SHIBA INU predictions | 59.2% | 82 | $0.000025 | 0.74% | 10.09% | $14 847 671 643 |  |
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| 12 |  AVAX |
Avalanche predictions | 63.2% | 75 | $35.21 | 0.41% | -0.48% | $13 317 024 856 |  |
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| 13 |  TRX |
TRON predictions | 82.8% | 21 | $0.119203 | 2.89% | 8.55% | $10 438 119 297 |  |
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| 14 |  WTRX |
Wrapped TRON predictions | 84.8% | 18 | $0.119092 | 2.83% | 8.76% | $10 428 420 113 |  |
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| 15 |  STETH |
Lido stETH predictions | 91.2% | 1 | $2 941.39 | -0.40% | -3.32% | $10 258 752 564 |  |
