Retail Bitcoin Investors Send $$ 625 Million to Binance Ahead of ‘First Cycle Peak’

Bitcoin whales avoid major sell-offs, but retail investors appear unwilling to wait for true bull market gains.

Retail Bitcoin Investors Send $$ 625 Million to Binance Ahead of ‘First Cycle Peak’

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Retail Bitcoin Investors Have Sent 6,000 BTC to Binance This Month — But Whales Are Mostly Waiting It Out.

New data from on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, published on Jan. 31, shows that small-scale BTC holders are cashing out in 2025.

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reveal that retail investors believe the bull market is largely over for now.

CryptoQuant reveals that retail entities sent 6,000 BTC to Binance in January alone, valued at around $$ 625 million at current prices.

At the same time, whales — traditionally the “smart money” that tries to anticipate the trend and can shape BTC’s price action in the short term — are keeping selling to a minimum.

“We often hear about a contradiction in the behavior of investors categorized as whales and retail investors,” CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost wrote in a market update called ‘Quicktake.’#cryptoquant