New Record in Number of Bitcoin Wallets!
While Bitcoin, the most valuable of cryptocurrencies, remained popular, its use increased further during the coronavirus outbreak. However, there is a new record in the number of Bitcoin wallets.
According to Bitcoin network data, the number of BTC wallet addresses that contain money has increased by 16.5 percent in a year, exceeding 31 million.
The data shared by Glassnode gave the message that the number of addresses containing Bitcoin has exceeded 31 million since September 1.
According to the data announced, it is seen that on September 1, 2019, there were BTC in 26.4 million Bitcoin wallets. Since that date, the number of wallets with BTC has increased by 16.5 percent, crossing the 31 million threshold.
Stability is Maintained in Number Increase
According to the statistics announced, the number of BTC wallet addresses, which seem to be in correlation with the Bitcoin price since the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018, is steadily increasing since the summer months of 2018.
According to the data released by Glassnode, it is seen that wallet addresses have increased regardless of the price changes in 2019 and 2020. It was recorded that the number of Bitcoin wallet addresses with BTC in it has exceeded 31 million in the current data announced.
There Are Over 2 Thousand Bitcoin Whales
In the cryptocurrency community, investors with at least 1,000 BTC are known as Bitcoin whales. According to the data of
BitInfoCharts, the number of wallet addresses with more than 1,000 BTC cryptocurrencies was recorded as 2 thousand 191.
While the number of wallet addresses with an accumulation of more than 10,000 BTC is determined as 110, there is only one address with an amount of more than 100,000 BTC. There were 227,502 BTC in the cold wallet belonging to Huobi, one of the leading crypto money exchanges.
In a report compiled by Cointelegraph, there were statements that the whales were preparing for the possibility of the
Bitcoin price falling to the $ 8,800 support level.