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Short-Term BTC Holders Offload Their Share

Bitcoin holders who have been in the game for a short time have offloaded almost 14,816 tokens from their accounts. This equates to approximately $850 million. The purpose of offloading Bitcoin tokens is to secure profits before the market experiences another decline. That is a scenario that is less likely to happen—needless to say, it can still happen at any time.

Short-term traders held BTC for a time range of 1 month to 3 months. Their number significantly increased when the price dipped in the recent past. It could have signalled an intention to accumulate bitcoin and share it instantly when the price rises. In other words, the intention to sell was present from the outset.

The price of BTC, or any other cryptocurrency for that matter, depends on several factors, including network activity, macroeconomic conditions, and community support.

Bitcoin has strong support from the community. This is evident from the fact that many of them continue to hold the token despite the market crash that occurred in the middle of August this year. The token is expected to increase by 40.91% over the next 30 days. That will help BTC bank approximately $80,623 amid the volatility of 4.13%.

September has often been associated with a bearish month when the price only declines and the token loses its value. For now, analysts have refuted this notion, focusing more on the performance of October. Analysts project the flagship cryptocurrency to have been profitable in 9 out of 11 instances, with an average gain of 22.9%. It could be because of the lows that traders buy in September.

BTC is currently exchanging hands at $57,305.59, up by 3.69% in the last 24 hours and down by 3.31% in the last 7 days. It has almost reversed the losses that occurred for a week. Crypto enthusiasts speculate that the token has left worse behind in the books, with only gains to happen in the coming days.

Spot Bitcoin ETF, also BTC Spot ETF, finally banked an inflow of $28.6 million on September 9, 2024 (Eastern Time). This broke the streak of outflows that commenced on August 27, 2024. It remains to be seen whether the BTC-linked ETF product maintains its current momentum.

BlackRock reported an outflow of $9.1 million, while the cumulative total net inflow stands at $16.92 billion.

Another perspective is emerging, and it is related to Ether. It is being speculated that the second-ranked token will follow the same trend among its holders. No such reports have come to light at the time of articulating this piece, but chances cannot be ignored. In the last 24 hours, Ether has gained more than 2.40%. It aligns to make short-term profits.

Ankur Sachdev: Ankur Sachdev is driven by curiosity and extensively covers daily events in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. You can also see him write about sports and Artificial Intelligence too. As a content writer, he aims to simplify the complexities of the industry. Keeping him grounded is the ideology of learning like a student regularly.