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Bitcoin Price Plunges to $9,260 After Miners Start Moving Coins En Masse

Wed, 06/24/2020 - 14:18
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Alex Dovbnya
Miners liquidating their holdings were most likely behind the most recent Bitcoin price dip
 Bitcoin Price Plunges to $9,260 After Miners Start Moving Coins En Masse
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On June 23, miner outflows of Bitcoin spiked to their highest level in more than a year, according to Glassnode data.

The Bitfinex exchange alone received 2,650 Bitcoin (around $25 mln at press time) from multiple miner addresses.

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The two reasons behind Bitcoin's drop to $9,200 

CryptoQuant, another on-chain analytics firm, also spotted big outflows from Chinese mining pools HaoBT and Pooling that took place yesterday.

However, these coins didn’t go to exchanges, which is why they cannot be directly linked to the latest Bitcoin price drop.

The top cryptocurrency plunged to an intraday low of $9,260 at 10:38 UTC before recovering to its current price of $9,385. 

This bearishness can also be attributed to the ongoing stock market sell-off (the Dow is down one percent at press time).  

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A double-edged sword

The recent surge of miner outflows comes five days after they reached their lowest level in ten years.

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From a bullish perspective, they could be waiting for higher prices to liquidate their holdings. 

However, miners dumping a higher-than-expected amount of coins when the BTC price does move higher could inflict a lot of selling pressure.   

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About the author

Alex Dovbnya (aka AlexMorris) is a cryptocurrency expert, trader and journalist with extensive experience of covering everything related to the burgeoning industry — from price analysis to Blockchain disruption. Alex authored more than 1,000 stories for U.Today, CryptoComes and other fintech media outlets. He’s particularly interested in regulatory trends around the globe that are shaping the future of digital assets, can be contacted at alex.dovbnya@u.today.