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Bitcoin Holds Strong: Why Profit-Taking Remains Surprisingly Low Near ATH

Bitcoin Holds Strong: Why Profit-Taking Remains Surprisingly Low Near ATH

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Coindesk
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2025-08-12 14:53:15
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Bitcoin Profit Taking Appears Modest Even Near All-Time High

Bitcoin's flirting with all-time highs again—but where's the sell-off? Traders aren't biting like you'd expect. Here's why the king of crypto might be rewriting the profit-taking playbook.

The ATH Paradox

Conventional wisdom says investors dump assets at record highs. Bitcoin's laughing in the face of tradition—on-chain data shows remarkably light selling pressure despite prices testing the stratosphere.

HODL Culture 2.0

Retail's diamond hands got company. Institutional custody numbers suggest whales are playing the long game too—because nothing says 'trust the process' like nine-figure bets on internet money.

Liquidity Mirage

Tight supply meets institutional demand. Exchanges' BTC reserves hover near multi-year lows while ETF flows keep stacking. Somebody forgot to tell Wall Street that digital gold was supposed to be volatile.

So much for 'sell the news.' While traditional markets play musical chairs with rate cuts, Bitcoin's writing its own rules—and making old-school finance guys sweat their outdated spreadsheets.

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