Bitcoin BTC/USD marks its worst quarter in a decade with a 56.2% slump — breaking its last record of 49% loss in Q1 2021 when it fell from its ATH $19,750 to around the $4,000.
At the start of the quarter ended June, BTC was trading around $45,000, 35% down from its all-time high of $69,000, before hitting its 18-month low at $17,100 on June 19. The last time Bitcoin had such a massive plunge was in November 2011 when it dropped 85% from $15 to $5.
Bitcoin also continues to trade below its 200-week moving average of $22,500. It has only traded below this indicator once in history, during the COVID-19-induced crash in 2020.
Analytics on Glassnode indicate BTC's realized cap has reached an 8-month low of $426 billion as of July 1. Addresses holding $1 million+ Bitcoin have fallen to 26,300, from an all-time high of 108,886 on Nov. 21. The fall from 2021 high to 2022 lows is deep.
In 2021, Bitcoin miners earned $580 MWh (megawatt per hour) of the energy S19 rigs consumed; this number is down by almost 80% at $126 MWh earnings.
Despite the crypto winter, the big players are stacking up on Bitcoin.
The number of addresses holding 10+ bitcoins just reached a 6-month high of 148,464 wallets. As per data on CryptoQuant, long-term holders' movement in the last seven days is lower than the one-year average, indicating a stronger motive to hold coins.
On July 1, El Salvador announced it purchased more than 80 bitcoins at an average of $19,000 while asset management company Microstrategy bought $10 million worth of BTCs on June 29.
At the time of press, Bitcoin and Ether are traded at $19,450 and $1063 respectively — the top coins are down by about 6% each in 7 days.
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