This weekend's market has been quite intense, with BTC briefly dropping below $89,000. Currently, the market's focus is on two major events—US non-farm payroll data and inflation indicators this week, and whether the Bank of Japan will continue to tighten monetary policy.



The logic is quite clear: if the US unemployment rate continues to rise, indicating a softening labor market, the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates again in January. This could partially offset the impact of the Bank of Japan's rate hikes.

Interestingly, on-chain data shows that although BTC prices have fallen, the selling pressure isn't as fierce as expected. The reason might be that weekend liquidity is inherently thin, and buy orders haven't kept pace. The real focus will be when the US stock market opens in the evening—after all, BTC is currently moving in tandem with the tech sector of US stocks.

Corporate actions are also quite revealing. MicroStrategy recently released another Bitcoin tracking product, clearly aiming to continue dollar-cost averaging. Looking at the data from the past two years—public companies' BTC holdings have surged from 266,000 BTC in 2024 to 1,082,000 BTC now, accounting for 5% of the circulating supply globally. MicroStrategy alone holds 61% of this, and the top ten companies together account for 84%, indicating high concentration.

On the institutional side, spot ETFs hold 1,311,000 BTC. BlackRock leads with 777,000 BTC; Fidelity follows closely with 202,000 BTC; Grayscale holds 167,000 BTC.

Global governments are also accumulating, totaling 615,000 BTC. The US government is the most active, holding 325,000 BTC; the Chinese government holds 190,000 BTC, ranking second.

Another detail—there are already 3,409,000 BTC that have been dormant on-chain for a full 10 years, mostly early exchange cold wallets. These "fossil" coins are essentially locked forever and won't exert market pressure.
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Whale_Whisperervip
· 9h ago
MicroStrategy's move is really aggressive, big institutions are quietly accumulating... As retail investors, let's just watch the show. The government is also hoarding coins; this deal doesn't seem so loss-making. Breaking 89,000 doesn't feel like a big deal; after all, it's all dictated by the US stock market. 3.4 million coins sleeping for ten years—that's true chip locking. If the Federal Reserve really cuts interest rates, this wave of BTC still has potential.
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degenonymousvip
· 21h ago
MicroStrategy has really seen through retail investors—buying the dip and accumulating, just waiting to harvest the profits.
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TokenTherapistvip
· 12-15 12:32
MicroStrategy is buying the dip again, this move... really forcing retail investors into a dead end Breaking 89,000 doesn’t mean much in terms of decline, indicating that the chips are locked tight, and we retail investors have no chance The US stock market opening depends on luck; ultimately, it’s still bound by traditional finance The government is stockpiling, institutions are eating up, and here we are discussing technicals... isn’t it ironic? 3.4 million coins that have been dormant for ten years, early players have probably all made a fortune; now those entering the market are just taking over the positions
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MEVHuntervip
· 12-15 07:53
nah the real alpha is watching those 3.4m sleeping coins... if they ever wake up, mempool's gonna be absolute chaos. microstrategy larping as accumulator while we're all just waiting for the rug pull.
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PuzzledScholarvip
· 12-15 07:52
MicroStrategy is truly amazing; this is the way institutional players operate. Currently, the entire large account holdings are concentrated to this extent, while retail investors are still debating whether to buy the dip. Haha.
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GateUser-9ad11037vip
· 12-15 07:50
MicroStrategy is accumulating again, this pace is truly remarkable Right now, institutions are gobbling up the chips, retail investors are still hesitating here 3.4 million BTC that has been dormant for ten years, this is truly the safe haven As soon as the US stock market opens, you'll know everything, anything else is just talk Wait, is this concentration really okay? It feels a bit risky
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MevHuntervip
· 12-15 07:45
MicroStrategy is aggressively accumulating chips, this rhythm is a bit fierce, will it end up becoming the bagholder again? The government is stockpiling, the US has 325,000 coins, China has 190,000 coins, what does this imply? 3.4 million coins have been dormant for 10 years, this wave of market movement can't shake them at all, true big players never look at short-term fluctuations. Non-farm payrolls are about to explode; we'll know who the real boss when US stocks open tonight. Spot ETF holds 1.31 million coins, BlackRock has bought over 770,000, this concentration is really incredible. Is the thin liquidity and sell-off not that fierce? Why does it feel like prices are being pushed down? This wave of MicroStrategy's pace is clearly bottoming out and疯狂扫货 (疯狂扫货 means "疯狂扫货" which is "crazy buying up" or "疯狂扫货" in English). If the Federal Reserve really cuts interest rates, the Bank of Japan can hedge with a quick turnaround, but who will bear the risk? The moment 89,000 drops below, how many stop-loss orders have been triggered? Waiting for US stocks to open and watch the show; BTC's fate depends on the sentiment in the tech sector.
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RetailTherapistvip
· 12-15 07:37
Oh my, looking at this data makes my scalp tingle. MicroStrategy consuming 61%? That's called a monopoly. Retail investors can only drink the soup now. I'm impressed by MicroStrategy's bottom fishing this time. We're still debating whether 89,000 can hold, while they are already stockpiling. BlackRock holds 770,000 coins, this is a long-term holding rhythm. We'll know life or death once the US stock market opens tonight. The thin liquidity this weekend won't save us. On-chain, 3.409 million coins have been dormant for 10 years, truly a historical relic haha. It's really big fish eating small fish, small fish eating shrimp. The government is also stockpiling, while retail investors are still losing.
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