24,000 BTC Just Left Exchanges: Is Bitcoin’s (BTC) Supply Crunch Heating Up?
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On Monday, 24,073 BTC left centralized exchanges on a net basis, and that was the largest daily outflow in seven months. Exchange-held bitcoin was around 6.50% of total supply after the move. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of $119 million the following day after $90 million of outflows on Monday.
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What it means
People watching exchange balances, traders, and ETF users would notice a lower amount of bitcoin sitting on centralized exchanges after the Monday withdrawal. The same data point also leaves exchange-held bitcoin at about 6.50% of total supply, so the market still has a measurable pool of coins on exchanges even after the drop.
In practice, a day that saw 24,073 BTC leave exchanges is not the same as a complete disappearance of exchange supply; bitcoin remained on centralized venues at roughly 6.50% of total supply. The ETF flow picture also changed from $90 million of outflows on Monday to $119 million of inflows the next day, while the underlying product remained the same type of U.S. spot bitcoin ETF exposure.
Market reaction i
The move was larger before the first headline than after. That is an observation, not an explanation: the market also moves on things nobody publishes.
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