Germany is continuing to put preassure on the crypto market by offloading huge amounts of Bitcoin to centralized exchanges.
In the past few minutes the German Goverment’s crypto wallet (BKA) made 3 significant transactions to the top crypto exchanges, according to data from Arkham Intelligence.
The largest one of them saw 600 BTC (worth $34.4 milliona) being deposited into the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, Coinbase.
Additionally, 200 BTC (worth $11.4 milliona) went to Kraken, and $400 BTC BTC (worth $22.9 million) were sent to Bitstamp.
Earlier today the BKA wallet sent out a few other transactions, continuing the sell-off it started last week. At the time of writing BKA holds $1.855 billion in BTC (compared to $2.7 billion a week earlier).
These events are troubling for the industry, as people are panicking and selling their positions, leading to significant price drops.
Is the German government’s goal to sell all of the Bitcoin holdings? Or is it a strategic move to cash-out some gains?
One thing is for certain – this event, although relatively small compared to the total market cap of Bitcoin, is significant and dictates people’s sentiment.
Metaplanet has expanded its Bitcoin treasury with a new acquisition of 1,005 BTC valued at approximately $108.1 million, further cementing its status as one of the largest corporate holders of the digital asset.
Despite common fears that global crises spell disaster for crypto markets, new data from Binance Research suggests the opposite may be true — at least for Bitcoin.
A new report by crypto analytics firm Alphractal reveals that Bitcoin miners are facing some of the lowest profitability levels in over a decade — yet have shown little sign of capitulation.
Bitcoin’s network hashrate has fallen 3.5% since mid-June, marking the sharpest decline in computing power since July 2024.