Around 620,000 new Bitcoin (BTC) addresses holding 0.1 BTC or less joined the network when the flagship asset regained the $20,000 mark on Jan. 13, according to Santiment data.
The blockchain analytical firm noted that these investors were majorly driven by the fear of missing out (FOMO) on the BTC bounce that took the asset’s value to as high as $24,167 in 30 days.
During this period, BTC market sentiments entered the “greed” zone for the first time since March 2022.
Santiment added that the total number of these addresses reached 39.8 million — the highest level since Nov. 19, when the crypto market was still smarting from the crash of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire.
Bitcoin analysts said this cohort accumulation is good for the network because it would make the asset more decentralized over time.
Meanwhile, amid this cohort’s new wave of investments, Santiment reported that a significant whale transaction occurred on Feb. 4. A new whale address went from holding zero Bitcoin to 13,369 BTC in one transaction, according to the firm. It added that this was the largest BTC transaction in the previous four weeks.
Bitcoin drops below $23k
Following a solid price performance in January, Bitcoin has dumped by roughly 4% since the beginning of February, according to CryptoSlate’s data.
The digital asset experienced a mild sell-off over the weekend that took its value to below $23,000 on Feb. 5, liquidating around $30 million from the market.
BTC declined by 2.12% in the last 24 hours and traded for $22,891 as of press time.
