Last Updated: 7 September 2022
With the bitcoin on-chain update, we are selecting what is happening on BTC’s blockchain. A few charts from Glassnode tell what is currently going on.
1. Number of addresses with at least 0.1 bitcoin
Figures from Glassnode show that the number of addresses holding at least 0.1 bitcoin has reached a new high. That translates to ~$2,000 per address.
The total number of addresses is ~3.8 million. In 2016, the milestone of 1 million addresses was broken and during the hype of late 2020, the 3 million mark was reached.
It is difficult to explain: superficially, this is a signal of more adoption, because more addresses with a bit of bitcoin. But it could also mean that long-term holders are spreading their bitcoin across many more addresses to enjoy more financial privacy. It is now relatively cheap to do on-chain transactions because the network is not crowded, with an average transaction price of 1 sat per byte (see mempool.space).
📈 #Bitcoin $BTC Number of Addresses Holding 0.1+ Coins just reached an ATH of 3,799,940
Previous ATH of 3,799,813 was observed on 05 September 2022
View metric:https://t.co/hZY8dBLpzX pic.twitter.com/HDo5Ab28Vk
— glassnode alerts (@glassnodealerts) September 6, 2022
2. Losing
With the share price falling, it is quite logical that the number of addresses in the red is also rising. The number of loss-making addresses is at a new high of over 19.2 million addresses, according to this alert from Glassnode.
📈 #Bitcoin $BTC Number of Addresses in Loss (7d MA) just reached an ATH of 19,249,014.940
Previous ATH of 19,247,560.762 was observed on 04 September 2022
View metric:https://t.co/s2ciFMlDcX pic.twitter.com/0Q29QWMHBs
— glassnode alerts (@glassnodealerts) September 5, 2022
3. Exchange inflow
Looking at the inflow to exchanges, there is a record of almost 1.5 million btc sent to exchanges. That record is based on the seven-day inbound volume to exchange wallets that Glassnode has in its database.These are estimates, but based on algorithmic techniques they are able to determine fairly accurately which wallets an exchange is hiding. During the price plunge in the month of June this year, there was logically a record amount of bitcoin that found its way to the exchanges. You have to send your btc to an exchange to be able to sell it. Brokers using api’s from exchanges are included in this wallet data.
📈 #Bitcoin $BTC Exchange Inflow Volume (7d MA) just reached a 1-month high of 1,486.636 BTC
Previous 1-month high of 1,485.396 BTC was observed on 05 September 2022
View metric:https://t.co/1S6EbD2CXg pic.twitter.com/4cvLEb3xyE
— glassnode alerts (@glassnodealerts) September 6, 2022
