Bitcoin Article

Bitcoin whales accumulate 54K BTC worth $4.66B as market trades sideways

On December 16, 2025 by

Key Takeaways

  • Bitcoin whales accumulated 54,000 BTC worth $4.66 billion in one week.
  • This is the fastest accumulation rate by large holders since 2012.

Large Bitcoin holders accumulated 54,000 BTC worth $4.7 billion in the past week, according to on-chain data, marking the fastest accumulation pace since 2012.

The buying comes despite Bitcoin’s lack of momentum over the past month, with the asset drifting between $85,000 and $93,000. At press time, BTC was trading around $87,300, reflecting ongoing uncertainty among traders despite aggressive accumulation by large addresses.

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