{"id":554615,"date":"2023-02-21T16:11:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T13:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bitcoin-active-addresses-concern-analyst-despite-50-btc-price-gains\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T16:11:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T13:11:14","slug":"bitcoin-active-addresses-concern-analyst-despite-50-btc-price-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-active-addresses-concern-analyst-despite-50-btc-price-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"# Bitcoin active addresses &#8216;concern&#8217; analyst despite 50% BTC price gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a307ffd0d225\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a307ffd0d225\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-active-addresses-concern-analyst-despite-50-btc-price-gains\/#%E2%80%9D_Bitcoin_active_addresses_%E2%80%98concern_analyst_despite_50_BTC_price_gains_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Bitcoin active addresses &#8216;concern&#8217; analyst despite 50% BTC price gains &#8220;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-active-addresses-concern-analyst-despite-50-btc-price-gains\/#Active_addresses_not_copying_bull_market_paradigm\" >Active addresses not copying bull market paradigm<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-active-addresses-concern-analyst-despite-50-btc-price-gains\/#Many_transactions_not_much_volume\" >Many transactions, not much volume<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Bitcoin_active_addresses_%E2%80%98concern_analyst_despite_50_BTC_price_gains_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Bitcoin active addresses &#8216;concern&#8217; analyst despite 50% BTC price gains &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-48054ca8>Bitcoin (BTC) still lacks the on-chain volume and active address increases which characterize bull markets, research warns.<\/p>\n<p>In a frank <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>raisal of the 2023 BTC price rebound, on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoquant.com\/insights\/quicktake\/63f33899356a415350298953-BTC-Lets-keep-it-simple-Has-market-demand-increased\">warned<\/a> that Bitcoin may be weaker than it seems.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Active_addresses_not_copying_bull_market_paradigm\"><\/span>Active addresses not copying bull market paradigm<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As on-chain metrics flip green and some even flash bull signals not seen in years, a healthy dose of suspicion remains among many analysts.<\/p>\n<p>CryptoQuant contributor Yonsei_dent is among them, writing in one of the platform\u2019s Quicktake blog posts this week that 2023 does not chime with previous bull markets.<\/p>\n<p>The problem, he explains, lies in active addresses, which are not increasing in number despite BTC\/USD gaining almost 50% year-to-date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActive Addresses is a metric that includes all addresses sending and receiving BTC, providing a look at how active market demand is,\u201d the blog post reads. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe \u2018price\u2019 of an asset is determined by the laws of supply and demand in the market. Crypto markets are no exception. For asset prices to rise, market interest and demand must be supported.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An accompanying chart shows the 30-day moving average (MA) of active addresses increasing following the end of the 2018 bear market and the March 2020 COVID-19 cross-market crash. 2023, by contrast, has yet to produce the same trend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can see that Active Addresses (30DMA) increased both during the 2019 bull market turnaround and when coming out of the 2020 COVID-19 shock,\u201d Yonsei_dent added. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI am concerned that this 2023 rally did not show any rise in Active Addresses.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-02\/8a08f77b-a849-43f7-a771-377868c3013e.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bitcoin active addresses annotated chart (screenshot). Source: CryptoQuant<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Many_transactions_not_much_volume\"><\/span>Many transactions, not much volume<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Other research this week produces similar conclusions about the Bitcoin investor habits, which have accompanied the return to $25,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0A \u2018snap back\u2019 to $20K? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On-chain volume, analytics firm Glassnode notes, remains low, and both long-term holders (LTHs) and short-term holders (STHs) are reluctant to spend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite net growth in on-chain activity, and an ATH in total UTXOs, transfer volumes are remarkably subdued, both for Long and Short-Term Holders,\u201d it wrote in the latest edition of its weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insights.glassnode.com\/the-week-onchain-week-08-2023\/\">The Week On-Chain<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-02\/b162d6bb-0786-48a2-99ce-6de5c6297603.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bitcoin spent young coin volume annotated chart (screenshot). Source: Glassnode<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are some encouraging signs of sentiment improving, however, with coins sent to exchanges by LTHs now mostly being done so in profit.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-January, Glassnode shows, 58% of LTH coins sent to exchanges were moved at a loss, while at the start of this week, the figure was just 21%.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-02\/d1ff5e68-3c0b-45d8-8930-969427376237.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bitcoin relative long-term holder realized loss to exchange annotated chart (screenshot). 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In a frank appraisal of the 2023 BTC price rebound, on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant warned that Bitcoin may be weaker than it seems. 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