{"id":11618,"date":"2026-05-11T05:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T05:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/nearly-80-of-bitcoin-supply-hasnt-moved-as-long-term-holders-tighten-grip\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T05:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T05:00:26","slug":"nearly-80-of-bitcoin-supply-hasnt-moved-as-long-term-holders-tighten-grip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/nearly-80-of-bitcoin-supply-hasnt-moved-as-long-term-holders-tighten-grip\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 80% Of Bitcoin Supply Hasn\u2019t Moved As Long-Term Holders Tighten Grip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin has climbed above a key price zone that analysts had flagged as a major obstacle \u2014 and that move is drawing fresh attention to who actually holds the coin.<\/p>\n<h2>Long-Term Holders Absorb More Supply<\/h2>\n<p>Around 830,000 BTC has left short-term trader wallets in recent months, pushing the share of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bitcoin<\/a> held by long-term addresses to 78%, up from 74% in the previous cycle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alphractal\/status\/2053175187814941046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Data<\/a> from on-chain tracking account Alphractal shows the shift is one of the largest recorded in recent memory. As more supply gets locked away in long-term wallets, the amount available for active trading keeps shrinking.<\/p>\n<p>That tightening supply tends to work in favor of prices during periods of steady demand. When fewer coins are circulating, selling pressure during price dips tends to be weaker.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that long-term holders have been absorbing supply consistently relative to price movements, which has contributed to thinner liquidity across the market.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\udff3\ud835\udff4.\ud835\udfef% \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\uddd5\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddd6 \ud835\ude00\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf9\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude04 \ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude07\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4-\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfa \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude00. \ud835\udde8\ud835\uddfd \ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfa \ud835\udff3\ud835\udff0.\ud835\udfed%.<\/p>\n<p>That 4.2 percentage-point shift = roughly 830,000 BTC migrated from short-term to long-term cohort over the cycle. STH conviction is crumbling, LTH conviction\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aL8pTSk3Js\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/aL8pTSk3Js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alphractal (@Alphractal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alphractal\/status\/2053175187814941046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-895412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a_0342fc.png?resize=1024%2C566\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Price Structure Points To A Range With High Stakes<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin recently broke through a resistance zone between $78,000 and $80,000 \u2014 a range that had acted as a bearish block.<\/p>\n<p>According to an analyst, that zone has now flipped to support, and the next target to the upside sits at $90,000. But the setup carries risk on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>If that newly established support level fails to hold, a pullback toward $68,000 \u2014 and possibly as low as $60,000 \u2014 becomes a real possibility.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/bIcDu9Iv\/\" width=\"1634\" height=\"951\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reports note that tighter liquidity zones increase the chance of sharp moves at key price levels, making the $78,000 area especially critical for short-term direction.<\/p>\n<p>A rejection at $82,000 could also be enough to swing momentum back toward the bears, according to the same analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Higher Timeframe Still Shows Caution<\/p>\n<p>Zooming out, the picture is less clear. Bitcoin remains in a corrective phase after reaching an all-time high of $120,000, wi th lower highs and lower lows forming despite brief rallies.<\/p>\n<p>The price is still trading below resistance at $97,000, a level analysts say would need to be reclaimed to signal a stronger shift in trend.<\/p>\n<p>Two major supply zones between $79,000 and $94,000 continue to sit overhead, acting as a ceiling for the current rally. A support channel has been forming since prices bounced from around $59,000.<\/p>\n<p>The data points to a market where long-term conviction is rising but short-term direction remains unsettled. Whether buyers can hold the ground they&#8217;ve gained will likely shape the next significant move.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin has climbed above a key price zone that analysts had flagged as a major obstacle \u2014 and that move is drawing fresh attention to who actually holds the coin. Long-Term Holders Absorb More Supply Around 830,000 BTC has left short-term trader wallets in recent months, pushing the share of Bitcoin held by long-term addresses&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[22,32,51,489],"class_list":["post-11618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bitcoin","tag-bitcoin","tag-btc","tag-crypto","tag-whales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11618\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}