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The Winklevoss twins transferred $130 million in Bitcoin ($BTC) to Gemini hot wallets over one week, with blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence flagging the moves as likely preparation for sale.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss co-founded Gemini, a US-based crypto exchange, after purchasing $BTC early using proceeds from their $65 million Facebook settlement.
Why it matters:
- The transfers mark the latest step in a years-long reduction of their $BTC position, from 108,000 $BTC in 2014 to an estimated 8,700 $BTC today.
- Large whale sell-offs on exchange hot wallets increase near-term $BTC sell-side pressure during an already volatile market cycle
- Early Bitcoin holders liquidating positions can signal profit-taking near perceived cycle peaks, influencing retail sentiment
- Concentrated sell pressure from a single wallet cluster at $71,000 $BTC tests current demand absorption at key price levels
The details:
- Arkham Intelligence reported on March 10 that the twins sent $130 million in $BTC to Gemini hot wallets since the prior week, “presumably to sell.”
- On March 6, Crypto Crib also flagged a separate transfer of 1,750 $BTC (approximately $128 million at the time) to Gemini’s hot wallet
- Arkham estimates the twins retain $764 million in $BTC and have recorded a cumulative profit of $1.8 billion on their position
- $BTC trades at $71,057 at the time of this reporting on March 10, 2025
The big picture:
- The Winklevoss brothers once held close to 1% of $BTC’s circulating supply, a concentration now reduced by over 92%
- Large early-holder distributions have historically coincided with late-stage bull market cycles, as seen in 2017 and 2021
- On-chain analytics platforms like Arkham now provide near-real-time visibility into whale behavior, compressing the information gap between institutional and retail traders
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