Despite market volatility dominating headlines, institutional investors are quietly doing the opposite: accumulating Bitcoin.
On-chain data shows steady growth in wallets holding 100–1,000 BTC, excluding miners and exchanges. This cohort provides one of the clearest indicators of genuine institutional demand, including exposure through ETFs.
The scale is significant. Over the past year alone, these wallets have added approximately 577,000
$BTC , valued at nearly $53 billion at current prices—and accumulation shows no signs of slowing.
This is not speculative, short-term capital. These are custody-grade Bitcoin positions, typically associated with long-term conviction. Institutions rarely accumulate at this scale for quick trades; they position ahead of broader structural shifts in the market.
The pattern is familiar:
Retail reacts emotionally to volatility
Institutions steadily absorb supply
Such divergences rarely persist indefinitely. If accumulation continues at this pace, the amount of Bitcoin available on the open market will keep shrinking—creating long-term pressure on price.
The key question is not just where the price is today, but who is buying behind the scenes.
Watch the flows, not the noise.
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