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Whale Bitcoin Selling Intensifies as Gunden Offloads 650 BTC, 2,499 BTC Moves to Kraken

Concentrated deposits by a handful of large holders are dominating exchange inflows, elevating short-term volatility risk.

Overview

  • Early holder Owen Gunden sold another 650 BTC, bringing his disclosed disposals to roughly 11,000 BTC since November, according to Lookonchain.
  • A long-dormant wallet labeled bc1q…6ym has transferred a cumulative 3,500 BTC since late 2024 with profits estimated near $330 million, and on-chain attributions remain unverified.
  • CryptoQuant reported the exchange whale ratio hit 0.83 on March 14, indicating top deposits accounted for most exchange inflows.
  • Bitcoin traded near $71,500 as trading volumes topped $30 billion, with U.S. spot ETFs logging about $500 million in weekly inflows, CoinCentral reported.
  • Derivatives pressure featured large short positions, including a recent 2,281 BTC short on Binance by a pseudonymous whale known as Jason, crypto.news reported.