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You are here: Home / News / $1 Billion Bitcoin Transfer: Who’s Behind the Year’s Largest Transaction?
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$1 Billion Bitcoin Transfer: Who’s Behind the Year’s Largest Transaction?

March 17, 2023 by Ammar Raza

A $1 billion Bitcoin transaction has recently been sent to an address, marking the largest on-chain transaction of the year so far. The news broke when Santiment, a popular cryptocurrency analytics provider, tweeted about the massive transfer earlier yesterday.

According to Santiment’s tweet, the address in question had previously held an impressive 143,310 BTC back in October of last year. However, the entire balance was emptied out in November, leaving many to wonder what had happened to the sizable stash of Bitcoin.

🐳 A $1B #Bitcoin transaction has been sent to 3M219KR5vEneNb47ewrPfWyb5jQ2DjxRP6. This is the largest $BTC on-chain transaction of the year. The address held a high of 143,310 $BTC in October, was emptied out in November, and is now back to 40,141 $BTC. https://t.co/l9K3Qu8J2M pic.twitter.com/1yVJpKqjPK

— Santiment (@santimentfeed) March 16, 2023

Now, just a few months later, the same address is back in the news with a balance of 40,141 BTC following the enormous $1 billion transfer.

The individual or group responsible for the transaction remains unidentified. However, some cryptocurrency community members believe this may be a major institutional player transferring a substantial amount of capital into Bitcoin.

While other community members discussed the possible owner of a large Bitcoin wallet following a comment from Author at CryptoQuant_com, he suggested that the wallet may belong to Binance Exchange. Others agreed with this, citing the unlikelihood of any individual handling such a significant amount alone.

Some speculated that Binance CEO CZ may have purchased the Bitcoin, but these claims remain unconfirmed and should be considered speculative. However, given the recent spike in Bitcoin’s value, which recently surpassed $25,000, it’s not difficult to see why some investors might be looking to get in on the action.

Bitcoin Price Analysis

Bitcoin is leading the way in the global cryptocurrency market as it rebounds from recent losses. The cryptocurrency climbed above $26,000 on Friday morning due to a weakening US dollar and increased demand for alternative investments.

BTC 1D graph coinmarketcap 4
Source: CoinMarketcap

Although recent efforts by authorities and banks have helped stabilize the prices of BTC and Ethereum, BTC has been experiencing a short-term negative trend since falling below crucial support levels.

For a new uptrend to begin, BTC needs to close above $25,200 and overcome the resistance level of $26,500. While stronger support levels exist at $24,000 and $23,500, dropping below $22,600 could increase selling pressure and cause the price to fall below $22,000.

Related Reading | Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Has Now A Target Date Of April 12

Filed Under: News, Bitcoin News Tagged With: Binance, Bitcoin (BTC), Cryptocurrency, Ethereum (ETH)

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