Bitcoin Defies the Doomers: Why Demand Isn’t Buckling Under Market Chaos

Fear sells—but Bitcoin buyers aren’t buying it. While traditional investors panic-sell over Fed whispers and recession memes, BTC’s fundamentals scream hodl.

The institutional endgame

BlackRock’s ETF inflows hit $1B daily last week. MicroStrategy just dumped another $500M into their treasury reserve. Wall Street’s playing the long game while retail traders hyperventilate over 10% dips.

Liquidity vacuum

Exchanges report thinning reserves—only 12% of circulating supply sits in hot wallets. Miners are hoarding at pre-halving levels. This isn’t 2018’s capitulation; it’s a supply crunch waiting to detonate.

The cynical kicker

Gold bugs and central bankers still can’t decide whether Bitcoin’s a scam or existential threat. Meanwhile, the network processes $30B in settlements daily without their permission. Funny how that works.

In Brief

• Bitcoin stays above $110,000 despite volatility and market pullback.
• In 30 days, 160,000 BTC were accumulated according to the apparent demand indicator.
• Whales have strengthened their wallets with 50,000 BTC with no recorded sale.
• OTC supply dropped to 145,000 BTC, reinforcing scarcity and long-term strategy.

Lows, but no abandonment: bitcoin accumulation continues

Theof the bitcoin pricemay have worried the most exposed investors. Yet, demand indicators tell a different story. This is highlighted by analyst Darkfost on X. According to him, the ““, which measures the, remains in positive territory.

He specifies: “Currently, demand remains clearly positive, with around 160 000 BTC accumulated over the past 30 days“. This trend confirms that, even in a hesitant price phase.

At the same time,. The 110k threshold forms a base many watch. And sales volumes, although declining, do not signal panic. BTC resists, and confidence has not evaporated in the crypto industry.

Crypto whales reload while the market doubts

The whales, those large addresses that buy without ever selling, have strengthened their presence. The indicator “accumulator addresses”, monitored by Darkfost, shows. It’s not a fad; it’s a conviction strategy.

These signals add to. Three years ago, these off-chain counters held 550,000 BTC. Today, they hold only 145,000 BTC. In other words, institutions are taking bitcoin out of visible circuits. They are preparing, in the shadows, for a scenario where supply drastically tightens.

In a crypto industry where the instantaneous reigns, this kind of contrarian vision says a lot about the market’s real state.

Between volatility and strategy: the numbers speak

The BTC price hesitates under $115,724, stuck between resistance and expectation. But the fundamental data is reassuring. The 50-day moving average remains above $100,000, and the 110k level has not broken.: it is repositioning.

What the key numbers show:

• 160,000 BTC were accumulated in one month, despite price declines;
• Whales added 50,000 BTC to their wallets without selling a single satoshi;
• OTC desk supply dropped from 550k to 145k BTC since 2021;
• BTC trades between $111,000 and $115,000 without signs of massive selling;
• Declining sales volumes suggest a market more observant than panicked.

These data draw: bitcoin remains, for a large part of the crypto industry, an accumulated and anticipated asset, even when the spotlight dims a bit.

As the weeks pass, some experts believe bitcoin could bounce back much stronger than expected. In specialized circles, a symbolic threshold begins to circulate: $148,000. Far from a prophecy, this hypothesis relies on cyclical analysis. In the crypto universe, each shock often prepares the next rise.

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