Crypto Giants Get Tiny Wallets: Bitcoin’s New Secret Society Revealed!

In the grand play of mathematics, numbers may be the actors, yet nothing guarantees they will reveal the entire plot. Occasionally, they whisper a secret that the astute mind should hear. The crypto observatory Santiment reports that the realm of Bitcoin holders with at least a hundred coins is teetering on the twenty‑thousand mark-a threshold some scholars treat as a quiet drumbeat heralding restored faith among the noteworthy.

More Big Wallets, More Spread

As of the close of Thursday, nineteen‑nine‑thirty‑three wallets-each clutching a century’s worth of Bitcoin-stand in the line. In the currency of fiat, each treasury amounts to almost six‑million‑seven‑hundred‑ten‑thousand dollars. Santiment, in a brief missive on X, suggested the milestone might be crossed by Friday dawn.

What lends weight to this figure, the platform claims, is its subtle suggestion that the distribution of Bitcoin among great holders is becoming less lopsided.

When the count of large holdings rises, it signals a broader pattern of retention: the clout of a few dominant players in shaping price tends to dissipate. “In that sense, it heralds less extreme consolidation at the pinnacle,” Santiment mused.

Bitcoin is about to hit a milestone, surpassing 20,000 wallets with at least 100 $BTC. A wallet with 100 or more Bitcoin is currently worth a minimum of $6.78M, and they’re obviously going to be largely owned by very high net‑worth individuals, funds, long‑term holders, or…

– Santiment (@santimentfeed) February 26, 2026

This spread is generally treated as a healthier omen for the market. Fewer lumps of supply mean fewer single actors capable of moving prices with the click of a giant’s pen.

Bitcoin currently trades near sixty‑eight thousand‑one‑hundred‑fifty dollars, roughly forty‑five percent down from its all‑time high of one‑hundred‑twenty‑six thousand dollars struck in October. The valley has been steep. Yet it is precisely during these downturns that the great buyers historically chew up the crumbs-making wallet data worth the scent of a whisper.

Old Holders Out, New Holders In

There is a twist, however. Santiment’s data shows that the overall share of Bitcoin owned by wallets in this elite tier has not shifted. New wallets punch the one‑hundred‑BTC threshold, but some veteran holders seem to be selling the very same coins.

One cohort arrives as another departs. “That is why prices remain muted,” Santiment noted. Buying is real, and selling is real; they are now square‑off, each cancelling the other’s weight.

Balance May Be Shifting

There has long hung a suspicion that the old‑guard Bitcoin collectors-those who amassed coins on the dawn of the industry when prices were a heartbeat away from zero-are quietly scuttling away their positions. That has been the main suspect for the slow drip of prices.

According to Glassnode, it seems like Bitcoin OGs are done selling aggressively for now

– Will (@WClemente) January 13, 2026

Analyst Will Clemente addressed those anxieties a good few months ago, stating that the long‑time holders seem to have paused their measurable exodus for the moment.

The milestone of twenty‑thousand wallets, once achieved, will not shatter the market overnight. Bitcoin remains far below its peak, and the tug‑of‑war between fresh buyers and old sellers keeps pricing whiplash afloat.

Yet the data giveth a subtle hint that the scales may be tilting-but how far, and when, remains a story still to be written.

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2026-02-27 20:13