Bitcoin miners sent $1 billion to exchanges since BlackRock ETF filing

Approximately 33,860 BTC has been sent to derivatives exchanges, though most funds have since returned to the miners' proprietary wallets. “This could signal that miners may be using their newly minted coins as collateral in derivatives trading activities,” CryptoQuant analyst Cauê Oliveira said. “A good example of this type of trading is known as hedging, which uses bets in the opposite direction to market consensus.

Miners also saw an approximate 8,000 BTC reduction in their reserves during the period, CryptoQuant added, of which only a small amount was sent to spot trading venues. Despite the $1 billion worth of transfers, as most coins are not going to spot exchanges, the activity does not significantly impact market selling pressure on the price of bitcoin, Oliveira said, with miners engaging in trading activities within the derivatives market rather than directly selling their holdings.Yesterday, The Block broke the news that Fidelity is

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