{"id":38391,"date":"2025-11-20T20:12:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=38391"},"modified":"2025-11-20T20:12:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:12:31","slug":"bitcoin-plunges-to-86k-as-og-whale-sells-off-all-1-3-billion-btc-holdings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=38391","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Plunges to $86K as OG Whale Sells Off All $1.3 Billion BTC Holdings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBTC is down to a new seven-month low.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s price actions took another turn for the worse over the past few hours, as the asset plummeted further to $86,000 on most exchanges for the first time since April.<\/p>\n<p>This means that the cryptocurrency has neared a main support line according to numerous analysts, but the more worrisome part is the behavior of some whales.<\/p>\n<p>Data shared by Arkham shows that Owen Gunden, a well-known Bitcoin OG who has held the asset for 14 years, has been on a massive selling spree lately. More precisely, the entity has disposed of 11,000 BTC since October, a stash that is worth $1.3 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The latest transaction on this front came earlier today when Arkham detected a substantial transfer of $230 million worth of the cryptocurrency to Kraken.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">OWEN GUNDEN HAS NOW SOLD ALL OF HIS $1.3 BILLION BITCOIN<\/p>\n<p>Owen Gunden was an OG Bitcoin whale who held BTC since 2011. Since late October he has sold 11K BTC worth $1.3 billion.<\/p>\n<p>He has just transferred $230M of BTC to Kraken, marking his final sale. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m0gQWCHrxZ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/m0gQWCHrxZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arkham (@arkham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arkham\/status\/1991528115638800804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This behaviour is quite different from that of other whales who have been <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/btc-crash-triggers-spike-in-1m-bitcoin-whale-buys-on-chain-data\/\">accumulating<\/a> during the most recent broader crash, according to some reports, which pushed the asset from over $107,000 to $86,000 in the span of less than 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>With bitcoin dropping to $86,000 minutes ago, analysts now discuss the next major support lines that can halt the freefall. CW <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CW8900\/status\/1991586670962176482\" target=\"_blank\">outlined<\/a> a significant whales\u2019 buying wall at $85,000, which could be the first line of defense.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"you-may-also-like\" class=\"heading-4\">You may also like:<\/h3>\n<p>The Wolf Of All Streets <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/scottmelker\/status\/1991556876786684322\" target=\"_blank\">believes<\/a> BTC\u2019s situation could turn \u201ctruly disgusting\u201d if it heads to the 200 MA situated at $55,000.<\/p>\n<p>With its latest decline, BTC has liquidated over $410 million of longs in the past 24 hours, while the total value of wrecked positions across the entire market stands close to $900 million. Data from CoinGlass shows that the largest liquidation order occurred on HTX and was worth over $30 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div><center><span style=\"font-size:11px; color: gray;\">SPECIAL OFFER (Exclusive)<\/span><\/center><br \/>\n<b>SECRET PARTNERSHIP BONUS for CryptoPotato readers: <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/goto\/bingxpromo\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Use this link<\/a> to register and unlock $1,500 in exclusive BingX Exchange rewards (limited time offer).<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-plunges-to-86k-as-og-whale-sells-off-all-1-3-billion-btc-holdings\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; BTC is down to a new seven-month low. 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