{"id":58805,"date":"2026-06-08T21:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/?p=58805"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:21:19","slug":"bitcoin-whales-experienced-1-77-billion-loss-in-price-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/bitcoin-whales-experienced-1-77-billion-loss-in-price-drop\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Whales Experienced $1.77 Billion Loss in Price Drop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recent trends in on-chain data have revealed that a significant number of new Bitcoin investors, often referred to as \u201cwhales,\u201d have experienced substantial losses as the price of BTC has undergone a notable decline over the past week.<\/p>\n

<\/span>New Bitcoin Whales Face Significant Losses<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to analysis from CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn, new whales in the Bitcoin ecosystem have recently engaged in loss-taking during the current downturn. A \u201cwhale\u201d is generally defined as an investor holding more than 1,000 BTC, excluding miners and exchanges.<\/p>\n

Whales can be categorized into two types based on their holding durations: New Whales<\/strong> and Old Whales<\/strong>. New Whales, sometimes called Short-Term Holder (STH) Whales, consist of those who have acquired their coins within the last 155 days. In contrast, Old or Long-Term Holder (LTH) Whales have maintained their investments for periods exceeding five months.<\/p>\n

Statistical trends indicate that longer holding periods typically correlate with reduced likelihood of selling; hence, New Whales often represent a more volatile segment of the market, while Old Whales exhibit greater stability.<\/p>\n

Recent market behavior appears to align with these profiles, as evidenced by the Bitcoin realized profit and loss data presented by Maartunn.<\/p>\n

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The visual data indicates that the overall losses realized by these whales have been heavily skewed towards the New Whales, represented in blue. Notably, Short-Term Holder Whales have incurred losses totaling approximately $1.77 billion in just one week. This figure underscores how recent large-volume investors have reacted to market downturns, often selling out of fear. In contrast, Long-Term Holder Whales have managed their losses more cautiously for the time being.<\/p>\n

The future trajectory of Bitcoin\u2019s price remains uncertain. Current conditions have seen BTC dip to around $59,000, which is somewhat close to the Realized Price<\/strong>. This metric provides insights into the average acquisition cost for investors across the network.<\/p>\n

As highlighted in another post by Maartunn, the current Realized Price stands at $53,630.<\/p>\n

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Throughout this market cycle, Bitcoin has yet to drop below its Realized Price. However, if the recent bearish trend continues, a retest may become possible. Historically, any dips below this threshold have been viewed as favorable Dollar Cost Average (DCA)<\/strong> points for long-term investors, according to Maartunn.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Current BTC Price Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n

As of the latest updates, Bitcoin is trading around $63,300, reflecting a decline of over 13% in the past week.<\/p>\n

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Recent trends in on-chain data have revealed that a significant number of new Bitcoin investors, often referred to as \u201cwhales,\u201d have experienced substantial losses as the price of BTC has undergone a notable decline over the past week. New Bitcoin Whales Face Significant Losses According to analysis from CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn, new whales in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":58806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Bitcoin Whales Experienced $1.77 Billion Loss in Price Drop - Bitrabo","description":"Recent trends in on-chain data have revealed that a significant number of new Bitcoin investors, often referred to as \"whales,\" have experienced substantial los"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[580,448,979,1231,3399,19648,467,457],"class_list":["post-58805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","tag-billion","tag-bitcoin","tag-crash","tag-data","tag-loss","tag-newbie","tag-price","tag-whales"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58807,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58805\/revisions\/58807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}