{"id":156047,"date":"2026-04-25T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=156047"},"modified":"2026-04-25T10:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:00:16","slug":"bitcoins-big-players-are-accumulating-is-80k-just-the-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=156047","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin\u2019s Big Players Are Accumulating \u2014 Is $80K Just The Start?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crypto market sentiment shifted from \u201cextreme pessimism\u201d to \u201cultra FOMO mode\u201d<\/a> in just three days \u2014 and analysts say that kind of rapid swing is exactly what makes the current Bitcoin moment worth watching closely.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin Whales Load Up As Price Pushes Higher<\/h2>\n

Data from crypto analytics firm Santiment shows Bitcoin wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC have added roughly 41,000 coins since April 10 \u2014 a haul worth approximately $3.17 billion.<\/p>\n

The buying has come as Bitcoin<\/a> climbed toward $80,000, a price level the asset hasn\u2019t touched since late January. On Wednesday, BTC briefly hit $79,330 before pulling back to around $77,350.<\/p>\n

The Bitcoin crowd has swung from extreme pessimism (on Monday) to ultra FOMO mode (on Thursday).<\/p>\n

Just as $BTC<\/a> looked like it was going to freefall after an $80K rejection and FUD trickled in (a clear buy signal), prices quickly rallied to above $78.7K today.<\/p>\n

Now that $80K is\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/AsDSovpA95<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Santiment (@santimentfeed) April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Santiment flagged the accumulation trend on X, saying Bitcoin\u2019s key stakeholders are \u201caccumulating rapidly.\u201d<\/a> The firm also noted that smaller holders \u2014 those with less than 0.1 BTC \u2014 picked up about 46 coins over the same stretch, valued at roughly $3.56 million.<\/p>\n

The gap between those two figures tells a story: the big players are moving in size while retail activity stays comparatively quiet.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin\u2019s key stakeholders are accumulating rapidly with $BTC<\/a> currently up to $78.3K and crypto\u2019s top cap up +15% in April.<\/p>\n

According to our on-chain data:<\/p>\n

10-10K BTC Wallets have collectively accumulated 40,967 more $BTC<\/a> in the past 2 weeks (+0.3%)
\n Less Than\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ViffTAQg4Q<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Santiment (@santimentfeed) April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n

The Setup Analysts Are Watching<\/h2>\n

According to Santiment, the most encouraging scenario would be one where large holders keep buying while smaller investors start cashing out.<\/p>\n

Reports from the firm describe that pattern as one of the strongest indicators that a prolonged price rally could be taking shape.<\/p>\n

Analysts have historically tracked this kind of divergence between whale behavior and retail activity as a potential precursor to sustained price gains.<\/p>\n

On the institutional side, Andre Dragosch, head of European research at Bitwise, said demand from large professional investors is \u201cclearly accelerating.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

His comments, posted on X Friday, line up with a broader trend of institutional money flowing back into Bitcoin after months of uncertainty.<\/p>\n

GM from Switzerland!<\/p>\n

US spot bitcoin ETFs have purchased 18,991 $BTC<\/a> over the past 5 trading days.<\/p>\n

*checks numbers*<\/p>\n

That\u2019s 9 x times the new supply in that period.<\/p>\n

Institutional demand for #bitcoin<\/a> is clearly accelerating. pic.twitter.com\/VtzVyjQAJu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Andr\u00e9 Dragosch, PhD (@Andre_Dragosch) April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Fear Still Grips The Wider Market<\/p>\n

Despite the whale activity and the burst of optimism among Bitcoin holders, the broader crypto market hasn\u2019t caught up.<\/p>\n

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index<\/a> \u2014 a widely followed measure of overall market sentiment \u2014 posted a score of 39 on Friday, placing it squarely in \u201cFear\u201d territory.<\/p>\n

That reading suggests most investors are still holding back, even as Bitcoin inches toward a psychologically significant price point.<\/p>\n\n

Santiment says a move above $80,000 would carry weight in pulling more traders back into the market. But the firm also cautioned that the breakout would carry more meaning if it happens after optimism cools slightly.<\/p>\n

A surge built on peak excitement, reports indicate, tends to be less stable than one that forms more gradually.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin is up 2% over the past week, based on Coingecko data.<\/p>\n

Featured image from MetaAI, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crypto market sentiment shifted from \u201cextreme pessimism\u201d to \u201cultra FOMO mode\u201d in just three days \u2014 and analysts say that kind of rapid swing is exactly what makes the current Bitcoin moment worth watching closely. Bitcoin Whales Load Up As Price Pushes Higher Data from crypto analytics firm Santiment shows Bitcoin wallets holding between 10 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":156048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156047"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=156047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/156048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=156047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=156047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=156047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}