Bitcoin Price Drops Below $96K Amid Whale Investor Activity
Bitcoin's price opened the third week of February with a bearish trend, declining approximately 2% to about $95.6K amid economic concerns related to U.S. tariff wars. The fear and greed index for BTC fell from 51% to 47%, indicating increased apprehension among investors.
Investor Activity
- Capital inflows into Bitcoin decreased by nearly 30% over the past four weeks.
- Miners sold about 2,000 BTC, reducing reserves to 1.8 million.
- Despite over 90% of holders being in profit, significant selloff risks remain.
- The supply of Bitcoin on centralized exchanges rose by approximately 53,400 BTCs, totaling around 2.23 million.
- BlackRock and Fidelity acquired over $116 million worth of BTCs, leading to a net cash inflow of about $66 million for U.S. spot BTC ETFs.
Price Forecast
BTC continues to show bearish sentiment, consolidating between $92K and $109K since November 2024. There's a high likelihood of a drop to the support level at $92K, with further declines to $75K possible if that level is breached.
$BTCUSD Support at 91.2K. Breakdown risks a sharp pullback as a re-test of 73.7K. For now we can only conclude that price is in a tight range and respecting the pattern boundaries. pic.twitter.com/SzVBwqVPiB
— Aksel Kibar, CMT (@TechCharts) February 18, 2025
Market Outlook
- The market outlook for Bitcoin in 2025 remains bullish despite current corrections.
- Institutional investment has significantly enhanced BTC's long-term prospects.
- Approximately 160 entities, including public companies and ETF issuers, hold around 3.11 million BTCs.
- The regulatory landscape for Bitcoin has improved, with over 20 U.S. states proposing bills for strategic BTC reserves.
- The Bitcoin network supports a DeFi ecosystem with a total value locked (TVL) of about $6.5 billion.
- Tether announced that its USDT will be available on the Bitcoin network, potentially boosting adoption.