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Over the weekend, something unusual happened with Bitcoin (BTC) transactions on one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Whale Alert kept an eye on a series of big transfers, showing how over a billion of dollars' worth of Bitcoin shifted between wallets.
Among these transfers, one in particular caught our attention: a $50 million transaction. It involved 500 BTC moving from Binance to an unknown wallet, followed shortly by a near-identical return transaction of 499 BTC worth $50.9 million sent back to Binance.
Denys SerhiichukAnd there was more. Today, we saw more large-scale transfers, with millions more in Bitcoin value changing hands. A lot of the transactions involved thousands of BTC being exchanged between anonymous wallets.
Some of the figures were pretty big, like 2,600 BTC worth around $265 million, 3,000 BTC equivalent to $305.8 million, and 4,998 BTC worth over half a billion of dollars being moved between various unknown addresses.
Yuri MolchanOne particularly eye-catching transaction saw 1,000 BTC ($102.9 million) shifted from Bybit to an unknown wallet, contributing to the overall surge. In total, tons of Bitcoin changed hands, with a lot of it flowing between wallets that don't have any identifiable owner or clear intentions.
Big week for Bitcoin
The timing of these transfers is noteworthy, as they occurred while Bitcoin's price climbed over 1.5%, reaching a high of $103,000. Such high-volume movements often accompany shifts in market sentiment or strategic decisions by institutional players.
Tomiwabold OlajideWhat makes this activity so unusual is the scale and anonymity. Transactions taking place on a Sunday, which is typically a quieter day for trading, could suggest that there is some strategic planning going on as the market prepares for the week ahead.
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