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The number of Bitcoin (BTC) wallets holding at least 100 BTC (roughly $7.7 million at press time) has risen to 20,229. This represents an 11.2% increase over the past year, from 18,191. On-chain data show that wallets of this size typically belong to whales, institutions, major investors, and highly capitalized long-term holders.

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Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the $77,500 zone. BTC is consolidating and might struggle to stay above the $76,000 support.

 

Bitcoin (BTC) volatility is back at the center of market attention, with Crypto.com saying the sharp, sometimes intraday, price swings reflect more than speculative noise—they are the product of structural forces that amplify moves in both directions. In a recent research note released Tuesday UTC, Crypto.com framed BTC volatility as the combined outcome of five interlocking drivers: Bitcoin's fixed supply design, uneven global regulation, fast-moving investor sentiment, the outsized influence of large holders ('whales'), and shifting technology and infrastructure risks.

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Nearly 20% of the world's oil supply moves through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran now wants a cut of it — not by force, but through Bitcoin.