Undercurrent: The 13-year dormant whale awakens, and institutional frenzy sweeps the market signals behind BTC

2026-01-20 21:00:14

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【Crypto World】 Recently, Bitcoin fell below $90,000, and Ethereum also failed to hold the $3,000 level, indicating that the market has entered a consolidation phase. Interestingly, institutional actions have not stopped.

A major publicly listed company spent $2.1 billion in one week, acquiring a total of 22,305 Bitcoins. This is their largest weekly purchase in over a year, bringing their holdings to over 700,000 BTC. At the same time, a Bitcoin whale that hadn’t moved in 13 years suddenly woke up, transferring BTC worth $85 million—such a sudden awakening after a long dormancy usually signals that something is happening in the market.

Policy changes are also underway. In Davos, the CEO of a leading compliant platform plans to discuss the progress of the US cryptocurrency market structure bill with senior banking officials, while a relevant official from the Treasury Department reiterated the intention to expand the US strategic Bitcoin reserves. Additionally, it is worth noting that crypto assets related to Trump have increased by approximately $1.4 billion over the past year.

Institutional accumulation, whale awakening, friendly policies—these signals together are gradually clarifying the market bottom characteristics.

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MysteriousZhang

· 9h ago

Wow, the institutions' moves are really fearless. They keep buying aggressively even after the dip? The whale that has been dormant since 2013 suddenly moved. This is indeed quite interesting... Is the US really planning to hoard Bitcoin? If this is confirmed... What should we do when it drops below 90,000? I feel like I can't understand anything anymore. What are the institutions betting on? Such a large purchase, they must know something. Consolidation phase? I think they are just collecting chips... Whale awakening usually isn't a good sign, but this time it feels different.

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OnchainGossiper

· 01-20 21:30

2.1 billion invested and still so calm, how do I feel like institutions know something... The whale that has been dormant for 13 years is awakening, this is getting interesting. Wait, is the policy really going to pull BTC reserves? Feels like the trend is changing. Breaking below 90,000 and starting to buy up, this is a classic contrarian move... I don't have such a big heart. 700,000 BTC, this scale is truly incredible, ordinary people can't compete. What does it mean when whales move? This time, it won't be another trick to make us add to our positions, haha. Davos is discussing the bill, the Treasury wants reserves, this pace feels off. Haven't moved in 13 years and suddenly there's activity, we really need to be cautious, history always hints at something. 23,305 BTC dumped in a week, such determination, ordinary retail investors simply can't understand it. Institutions are playing chess, let's just watch, anyway, when the price drops deep, there must be a story.

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TrustlessMaximalist

· 01-20 21:22

Is this institution trying to buy the dip, or is there some internal news... The 2013 whales are awake, this signal is getting a bit hard to hold. --- 21 billion invested for only 22,305 coins? I can't quite calculate it, but this pace... The story of the US wanting to hoard coins is about to start again. --- Breaking below 90,000 and then going on a buying spree—this routine has been played for so many years, and it's still so exciting. Believe it or not, I believe it. --- What are they doing over at Davos? It always feels like the market dances to the tune of policy changes, and the awakening of whales is even more outrageous. --- Holding 700,000 coins... with this volume, words are useless. They can take whatever they want from above. --- The CEO of a compliant platform chatting with bank executives—just listen. The real show is on the chain. --- Coins that haven't moved since 2013 suddenly transfer when they wake up—either they're trying to dump the market or there's a real story behind it. Which one do you bet on?

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CryptoMotivator

· 01-20 21:21

Institutions are疯狂扫货 at the bottom, whales are also waking up. This signal is too obvious. --- 2.13 billion spent to acquire 22,305 coins. This pace... Retail investors are still debating whether to add to their positions. --- The 13-year-old whale suddenly moved. I just want to know what it knows that we don't. --- Policy shift + institutional buying + whale awakening. Are these three happening simultaneously? It doesn't seem like a coincidence. --- Breaking below 90,000 yuan, so many large investors are entering the market. It indicates that a bottom consensus is forming. --- The Ministry of Finance plans to expand reserves. Is this paving the way for the upcoming market trend? --- Whale's recent actions feel like part of the next move. We need to keep a close eye on it. --- Institutions spent 2.1 billion in a week. Are they bottom-fishing or stockpiling?

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LiquidatedNotStirred

· 01-20 21:15

Institutions' moves this time are really brilliant. When prices are falling, they are actually accumulating. We retail investors are still debating whether to cut losses or not, haha. The awakening of the 13-year-old whale is quite interesting. Is this a market test or a real move? Investing 2.1 billion USD within a week—how bold do you have to be? Honestly, I can't understand what the big players are thinking anymore. The policy shift seems to be the most critical part. If the US strategic reserves really get implemented, it would be outrageous. It feels like the next market trend might not even involve us retail investors at all; it's all the institutions playing chess.

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GasFeeWhisperer

· 01-20 21:05

The institutions' move is indeed aggressive, pouring $2.1 billion in a week without blinking. The 13-year-old whale suddenly wakes up? Could it be another signal? It's getting harder and harder to understand. Retail investors panic when prices fall below 90,000, but others are aggressively accumulating at low levels. The gap... Is the Ministry of Finance really planning to stockpile BTC? Then what am I selling for? It feels like the trend has shifted; I need to keep a close eye.

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