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Story: Dormant Whale Offloads $9B in BTC but Bitcoin Bulls Stay Strong

By James Thorp

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$9 Billion Sell-Off Hits the Market. On July 25, reports surfaced that Galaxy Digital had facilitated the sale of 80,000 BTC for a…

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Price Recovery Shows Market Strength. What followed surprised many observers. Instead of a prolonged selloff, Bitcoin bounced back…

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A Bullish Outlook from Analysts. Now that the shock of the massive sale is behind the market, analysts are turning their attention…

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What This Means for Investors. The implications of this whale sell-off go beyond short-term price movements.

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Bottom Line. A dormant whale’s sale of 80,000 BTC might have once sent Bitcoin into a tailspin.

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A major Bitcoin transaction has grabbed the attention of crypto investors around the world. A long-inactive whale, believed to be a “Satoshi-era” holder from Bitcoin’s earliest…

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Despite the sheer scale of the transfer, Bitcoin’s price displayed remarkable resilience, dipping briefly before rebounding swiftly.

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On July 25, reports surfaced that Galaxy Digital had facilitated the sale of 80,000 BTC for a dormant whale who mined or acquired the coins over a decade ago.

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Bitcoin was trading around $119,000 prior to the news. Following the reveal of the sale, the price swiftly dropped to the $114,000–$115,000 range, as traders digested the…

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Market analyst Joe Consorti highlighted the significance of this quick recovery. “80,000 BTC, over $9 billion, was sold into open market order books, and Bitcoin barely moved,”…

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Years ago, a similar transaction would likely have triggered double-digit percentage declines. But 2025’s Bitcoin market is much more robust.

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Jason Williams, a well-known Bitcoin analyst, emphasized that the market has “fully absorbed” the whale’s sell-off.

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Now that the shock of the massive sale is behind the market, analysts are turning their attention to what comes next. The swift rebound has only reinforced bullish sentiment.

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Bitcoin recently hit an all-time high of $123,000 on July 14. Some analysts are now predicting that the next leg up could take prices above $130,000 or even $150,000.

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Crypto analyst Jason Williams added, “If the market can eat $9 billion in sell orders and barely flinch, it’s only a matter of time before we see much higher prices.”

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