Whales add 41,000 BTC, ETFs buy as Bitcoin nears $80K

Whales bought the dip as sentiment flipped. FOMO returned while Bitcoin pressed toward $80K.

- Santiment says wallets holding 10–10,000 BTC added 40,967 BTC in two weeks since April 10 (+0.3%) according to on‑chain data.

- Smaller holders (<0.1 BTC) added roughly 46 BTC in the same span, showing retail is still muted per Santiment.

- Crowd mood swung from “extreme pessimism” on Monday to “ultra FOMO” by Thursday as BTC rallied back above $78.7K after an $80K rejection Santiment noted.

- US spot bitcoin ETFs bought 18,991 BTC over the last 5 trading days, about 9× the new supply in that period per Bitwise’s André Dragosch.

- The broader market is still cautious: the Crypto Fear & Greed Index printed 39 (“Fear”) on Friday per Alternative.me.

Santiment calls whale behavior “accumulating rapidly,” while retail lags in its latest read. The $80K level remains the key line traders are watching this week.

Headline: Whales add 40,967 BTC as sentiment flips to “ultra FOMO”; ETFs buy 18,991 BTC in 5 days