In this report, we dig into Bitcoin’s outlook amidst an uncertain macro backdrop. We unpack notable long-term miner, exchange, and holder base metrics, as well as touch on where Bitcoin could move in the current market.
Key Takeaways:
- BTC stock on exchanges continues its downtrend from an all-time high of 2.96M on Feb 11th, 2020. As of writing, BTC on exchanges sits at 2.59 M.
- Ethereum continues to siphon BTC supply. There is more than 100k BTC currently on Ethereum, with WBTC leading the charge. As of writing, >35% of all BTC on Ethereum was minted via wBTC just this month.
- The total # of whales (addresses with >=1k BTC and <10k BTC) and the total value of BTC held by whales indicates ‘smart-money’ betting on BTC. Whale accumulation coincides with the uptick in USD M2 supply expansion back in March.
- BTC’s correlation with several major asset classes has strengthened over the last three months just as the inverse correlation between most asset classes and the US dollar has also increased.