Bitcoin Whales Feast as Retail Traders Panic: Smart Money Moves in June 2025
While mom-and-pop investors dump BTC in fear, crypto''s megaholders are loading up—classic buy-the-dip behavior from players who actually move markets.
The great crypto divide
Retail traders'' paper hands can''t compete with institutional-grade accumulation. Whales aren''t just swimming—they''re orchestrating.
Market mechanics at work
Every retail sell order gets vacuumed up by entities holding 1,000+ BTC. The OGs know this dance: weak hands fuel the next leg up.
Wall Street 2.0 plays the same old game—just with blockchain instead of ticker tapes. The more things change...
Whales still accumulate at any price range
The latest episode of bearish predictions lasted from June 4 to June 6, when BTC fell to just above $101,000. During that time, bear-posting accelerated, predicting another dip to a lower range.
Despite the temporary price drop, accumulation from whales and large-scale wallets did not skip a beat, with near-peak inflows.
Even during the recent sideways trading around $104,000, crowd sentiment remains bearish, while smart money is bullish on BTC.
$BTC Sentiment
CROWD = Bearish 🟥
MP = Bullish 🟩
Check out sentiment and other crypto stats at https://t.co/HQDyBNuzek pic.twitter.com/aOm2ImXyvk
— Market Prophit (@MarketProphit) June 13, 2025
Retail traders have often heard the adage of not selling their coins to whales, ETFs or institutions. However, the ability to realize profits at a higher price was appealing to retail and their share of holdings decreased.
The ratio of retail to whale holdings has been sliding in most of 2025, from 2.1 points to 2.0 points. The ratio has been rising in all of the history of BTC, since institutions only arrived in the past two years.
The addition of corporate treasuries further added buyers capable of mopping up all newly mined BTC. Institutions and buyers with borrowed funds can afford to risk even near the price top, while retailers are more wary due to crashes from the previous bull cycles.
The current bull cycle also looks different, with a more gradual BTC price expansion. At the same time, the types of investors are shifting, and BTC continues to change hands. Retail traders are also wary of overall demand, as institutional buying and ETF demand have also reversed.
During some of the rallies, whales also sold BTC for profit and re-bought lower. Profit-taking was only slower during the latest rally above $109,000.
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