14 May Users Are Holding $220 Million More Bitcoin Since the Halving
Almost 24,000 Bitcoin (BTC) have been withdrawn from exchanges since Bitcoin’s halving on May 11, according to Bitcoin Exchange Net-Flow data from on-chain market analysis platform Glassnode. The trend of Bitcoin flowing out of exchanges started in mid-April and has continued with only a short reprieve in the hours before and after the halving:
In the hours before and after #Bitcoin’s halving, exchange net flow decreased significantly.
So far, the event has had no impact on 2020’s trend of investors withdrawing $BTC from exchanges.https://t.co/KqezAI9HsM pic.twitter.com/ClCdYJ90wG
— glassnode (@glassnode) May 13, 2020
This trend could signify two new developments — that current users are taking more responsibility for their own funds rather than trusting exchanges, or that a large portion of new users are looking at Bitcoin as a store of value rather than as a trading asset.
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