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What is Bitcoin address distribution

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After a short guide on What is Netflow, if you haven’t read it we recommend you do since it gives you the minimum logical foundation on what Netflow is and how to interpret it, today we will focus on another valuable metric : the Distribution of Bitcoin addresses.

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Address distribution is one of the useful metrics in near crypto price prediction through onchain analysis. It is easy to read, within anyone’s reach, and it is objective data; all the data is in Blockchain, and even through its history, it is possible for anyone to do an analysis for crypto price prediction.

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As you can see by viewing our Bitcoin address distribution charts, there are clear disparities between increase and decrease based on quantity. Let us analyze the extremes to understand who and how they are increasing and/or decreasing their balances.

Increasing Bitcoin addresses

Right now on the rise we have two absolute metrics, namely the very small ones and the very large ones. Below you can see addresses greater than 0.1 Bitcoin (at current exchange rate $1650) and addresses greater than 10,000 Bitcoin.

Addresses above 10,000, as we have already previously analyzed in the post “Accumulation in progress?” are almost all addresses that can be traced back to exchanges, confiscated or old addresses that have been stopped for many years, so even if they are increasing they cannot be considered accumulations, far from it, they are often Bitcoin that enter exchanges to be sold and/or exchanged for other currencies.

Addresses above 0.1 Bitcoin although considered accumulations must be kept in mind that, especially in recent weeks, there has been a massive outflow from centralized exchanges the result of user distrust after the failure of FTX, but we can consider the metric in accumulation.

Decreasing Bitcoin addresses

Now let us analyze the extremes on the side of degrowth :

As can be seen there is a slight decrease in addresses above 100 and 1,000 Bitcoin, a decrease significantly lower than the percentages of over 5 percent of 0.1 Bitcoin addresses.

So the question is, who is increasing and who is decreasing their Bitcoin reserves? The answer is quite clear, small addresses increased exponentially, while large addresses lightened their reserves.

What often escapes notice, however, is the weight that metrics have; bitcoin accumulated by small wallet are by far smaller amounts than those issued by big wallet.

If we also try to do a very rough sum, we will notice that the weight of the two distributions are totally different. A decrease of 1.60% has a much greater weight than the 5% increase in addresses above 0.1 Bitcoin.

This is an important element to understand for proper analysis. Data must be seen and read as a whole, and each metric must be given the correct weight, otherwise the risk is to make errors in analysis.

Conclusions

This post is only meant to pose evidences that will hopefully be useful to you in the future for a better reading of the data. As always, it’s up to you to do the final analysis, and these values are very important data that cannot be missed in an analyst’s data set.

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Satoshi is back ?

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Late in the day on 02 December 2022, after a funny innocuous message, like so many that are posted in a forum, invited to “post the signature with the oldest key of the address owned,” a kind of challenge to publicly show the oldest bitcoin owned.

A user appears, newly registered to the forum by the name “OneSignature,” this user signs with an address that has mined bitcoin at block 1018, two weeks since the start of bitcoin.

The address traceable to the signature is : 1NChfewU45oy7Dgn51HwkBFSixaTnyakfj

There is a first transaction on 19 January 2009, and it can be traced back to the reward of 50 mined Bitcoin. Recall that in those days Bitcoin was mined directly from the wallet, there were no pools, and the reward was 50 Bitcoins per block.

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https://bitinfocharts.com/bitcoin/address/1NChfewU45oy7Dgn51HwkBFSixaTnyakfj

Could the person who holds the key to this wallet be Satoshi? It could, certainly it is the oldest signature ever published

Below is the signature :

-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
1E9YwDtYf9R29ekNAfbV7MvB4LNv7v3fGa
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----
1NChfewU45oy7Dgn51HwkBFSixaTnyakfj
HCsBcgB+Wcm8kOGMH8IpNeg0H4gjCrlqwDf/GlSXphZGBYxm0QkKEPhh9DTJRp2IDNUhVr0FhP9qCqo2W0recNM=
-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----

You can follow the discussion on the topic Bitcointalk :

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5421158

Archive : https://web.archive.org/web/20221202222746/https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5421158

I’ll go make popcorn 🙂


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Bitcoin Core 24.0 is now available

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Every release of Bitcoin Core is always a big event. It is the Wallet par excellence, so each of its releases is always accompanied by excitement and curiosity.

We recounted a few days ago How to create a Bitcoin Cold Wallet all precisely with Bitcoin Core, a quick and practical guide on how to make a Cold Wallet to secure your funds.

A few days later we get a new version, Bitcoin Core 24.0.

The release of new versions is not frequent, in fact the previous one , Bitcoin Core 23.0, was released over 7 months ago, so each new release deserves the space and attention that such an important event for Bitcoin deserves.

What’s new

The update focused especially on a “New option for transaction replacement policies” or the ways in which a user/sender has the ability to change a submitted and unverified transaction, to replace it with an alternative version by paying higher fees.

Practical example :

Sending 0.01 Bitcoin to a recipient, it goes into mempool to be verified; until an initial verification of the transaction starts, it is possible to modify the transaction by forwarding a new one with a higher fee cost, this is called Replace-by-fee (RBF) and is an option in many wallets.

While this can be useful in many cases, example to speed up a transaction or to change an incorrect amount, at the same time it can also be used as a denial of a transaction.

Example of negation:

You send 0.01 BTC with a fee 1.0 sat/vB to a recipient. As soon as it is forwarded it goes into mempool and is visible to the recipient; the recipient accepts the transaction even if it is not confirmed, a fairly common practice among sellers to avoid waiting for blockchain verification (on average every 10 minutes), here is where at this point the transaction can be modified by the sender by entering a lower amount, e.g. 0.00000001 and a higher fees cost e.g. 4.0 sat/vB. Now you will have 2 transactions but only 1 will be the one that will be verified and entered into Blockchain becoming a real transaction (UXTO), and it is (generally) the one with the higher fees. The recipient at this point may have the receipt of funds totally cancelled.

What is being prepared with this new release is an enablement (currently not by default but soon expected) of full-RBF.

Since then, there has been discussion about completely removing the first-seen simplification and allowing users to replace any of their older unconfirmed transactions with newer transactions, a feature called full-RBF.

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-24.0.md

How to Upgrade

If you have installed Bitcoin Core 23.0 della nostra guida from our guide you can easily perform the update.

All you have to do is close the wallet and wait for it to close, then just run the new executable (the file can be downloaded from bitcoincore.org) and the update is done. Simple.

BtcInOutAlert, 24 November 2022

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CoinBase 47,348 Bitcoin Outflow?

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If you are immediately looking for the answer to the question in the post, the answer is NO. It is not an outflow and we explain why, but more importantly we explain something more important, which is how it uses CoinBase addresses and how it executes transactions on the Blockchain.

What just happened today, an outflow movement of 47,348 Bitcoin, divided into 4 transactions of 11,837 Bitcoin, is the classic example that can perfectly represent how CoinBase transactions.

The onchain data would show this, which is a mega outflow :

when in fact it is a classic internal movement, i.e. moving from CoinBase addresses to other addresses also owned by CoinBase.

Now, first we will show you a classic Binance move, where all sending and receiving addresses are easily tracked even for the average user, and it will be helpful for us to understand the differences between CoinBase and most other exchanges.


Link Graph: https://explorer.bitquery.io/bitcoin/address/3LYJfcfHPXYJreMsASk2jkn69LWEYKzexb/graph

In the last section of the previous chart, you find represented the movement of over 127,000 Bitcoins that occurred on November 18; as you can see, both the history of previous transactions and the latest movement is clear, readable, each address is easily identifiable and assignable to an entity, in this case Binance. The user, even a user with average analytical skills, can easily identify the funds, know how many there are and where they are, at any time. In addition, previously known addresses are reused; this simplifies the analysts’ job since you already know for sure they are owned by Binance.

We now show you only a part of the latest CoinBase movement, that is, only 1 of 4 transactions of 11,837 for a total of 47,348 occurred on November 23.

https://explorer.bitquery.io/bitcoin/address/12Gjyd3MMR7Dj2KwCxw71wwzZXVp2xy8nK/graph

From the CoinBase address 12Gjyd3MMR7Dj2KwCxw71wwzZXVp2xy8nK all funds were moved to a virgin address 1D1SwsCBpifHSefJUo4BD8bYMvWRbH9mzz, subsequently divided into 111 addresses, and again distributed and divided into 10 addresses.

Now, this is just one movement of the 4 addresses, you just have to multiply everything by 4 🙂

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What happens to the Binance BTC-B Bitcoin wallet?

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As is always the case, large amounts of bitcoin on the chain create extreme excitement, euphoria or panic, even more extreme excitement when the movement occurs from one of the addresses owned by larger exchanges: Binance.

Big movements from Binance Wallet

During the early hours of November 18, 2022 , from the address traceable to Binance dedicated to the BTC-B peg 3LYJfcfHPXYJreMsASk2jkn69LWEYKzexb various movements to and from, through multiple addresses all traceable to Binance are reported.

It is important to know up front that all movements are zero-sum, meaning that the same amount of Bitcoin is in Binance wallets both before and after the movements.

The certainty that the wallet is traceable to Binance and dedicated to the BTC-B peg comes directly from the owner of the address according to several sources :

What is BTC-B and how does it work?

According to Binance’s own definition, BTC-B is :

Bitcoin BEP2 (BTCB) is a token on Binance Chain issued by Binance, where the price is pegged to BTC at a rate of 1 BTCB = 1 BTC. BTCB is 100% backed by the same amount of BTC in our public reserve address below.

Binance Press Release

and again :

The main benefit of offering crypto-pegged tokens is that, obviously, this makes available to Binance DEX traders the many coins that have their own blockchains and aren’t native on BNB Chain.

Binance Press Release

Simply put, Binance stores Bitcoin reserves in a dedicated address, verifiable address to ensure liquidity on its chain.

Bitcoin Binance reserves track liquidity. The more liquidity on the Binance chain, the more Bitcoin reserves are held in reserves.

Will the Bitcoin removed from liquidity be SOLD at market?

This question will not be answered, but you will give yourself an answer, and the whole thing is based on logic. To give you an answer you first need to understand how liquidity works on the Binance chain, and again we quote Binance’s words :

This provides an easy way for anyone to convert from the pegged token back into the native coin on Binance.com. If this buy order is filled, a new order will be placed while an equal amount of funds will be deposited from the reserve address into Binance.com. The sum of the buy order and the funds on the published reserve address will be bigger than the total supply of the pegged token, ensuring there is always 100% backing.

If those Bitcoin were subtracted from the reserves of the Binance BTC-B address this is a consequence of liquidity leaving the Binance chain, not the other way around. If there is less liquidity on the Binance chain less Bitcoin are needed as collateral, not the other way around.

Is this liquidity outflow bullish or bearish?

This Bitcoin liquidity coming out of the BTC-B reserve addresses are neither bearish nor bullish, but reflect what on the Binance chain HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.

The fear instilled by some people is a very sad story!

BtcInOutAlert, 18 November 2022

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50 dormant Bitcoin from 2013 moved

A dormant address from 2013 has just been moved.

As we can see from the dormant address chart, 50 dormant bitcoin were moved today.

The group consists of 5 addresses, with transactions forwarded to the same destination address : bc1q0v4vcvhur73cr66p28llf2q3juyendlmk9ypjz

13bxmdWrbJmCBKzjTs4zFgLjkwQMLiTdqv
1Ctt7i8a5pZwzD2kveg1FDXG8UarCU2o5k
14WVnBjVb7VDRmHkeDkjjCTTrp1cmVjaTJ
1GB34hQerTmgvxtQJ6HQ5krKqE48FRXw3w
19mza6aKvTGgSauTuWwTeFcphfbwYtTqq1

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6522 dormant Bitcoin from 2017 moved

A dormant address from 2017 has just been moved.

As we can see from the dormant address chart, 6522 dormant bitcoin were moved today. It is among the most important movements in the last 3 months, and it is one of the most important movements in a single transaction and single address.

Source screenshot : Bitinfocharst.com

The address is : 1LB8BHdaRjeRsxz8SqiAFFQLjXkzCKsgvX

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How to Create a Cold Wallet

Intro

How many times have you heard about “not your keys not your coins” it’s probably one of the first recurring phrases you learned as soon as you approached the Bitcoin world. But how many really know how to do it? How many know how to do it safely?

In this brief overview, which is not intended to be an ultimate guide, we explain in a quick and easy way how to secure, off exchanges, your bitcoin.

Why move to Cold Wallet

The events of the last few days, the FTX default where millions of users basically lost all their funds, reminds us once again that when you have your Bitcoin in exchange you are delegating trust, you are entrusting your funds to a stranger. Why trust entities whose sole purpose is to speculate with your funds?

Bitcoin offers the opportunity to eliminate this counterparty risk by owning some in your own wallet, where you will be the only one who has a chance to move those Satoshi. If you eliminate the counterparty (Exchange CEX) you eliminate the risk.

Let’s get started! Which wallet to choose?

There are countless amounts of wallets, each with very specific features to meet every need. Today we will focus on what is THE WALLET par excellence, the full node Bitcoin Core.

The installation of this Full Node Wallet will not only allow you to manage your funds in total autonomy, but you will also go to collaborate in the decentralization distribution of Bitcoin blocks.

Bitcoin Core

Installation is super easy, and is available in for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux (tgz), ARM Linux, and Linux (Snap Store) versions.

Download and install

The files are available at Bitcoin.org or at the sources on Github

The latest version available today is the Bitcoin Core 22.0

The first startup and synchronization of the blockchain

On first startup, blockchain synchronization will begin. It is possible to choose to truncate the blockchain, this will greatly reduce the available space, but you will not go to collaborate in the dissemination of the blockchain history.

The advice is, if you have available space (to date about 700Gb) it is advisable to leave the blockchain intact and avoid truncation. Also, should there be a need to resync (this is a rare case, but can happen with an accidental shutdown, for example) you will be forced to re-download the entire blockchain from the first block.

Having made your choices, all you have to do is wait for the synchronization. The average time for a full node synchronization varies depending on the characteristics of your device, on average the time for a full blockchain synchronization is 7 days (4 to 10 days is the average time), both Full Node and truncated mode take the same amount of time, so truncated mode will not go any faster.

Synchronization completed

Completed the synchronization you are done. You now have a node and are ready to receive and send your Bitcoin.

Generate an address and save private keys

Now is the time to create a wallet :

Creating a new wallet will generate a folder for you (C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\wallets) that you can save and store for backup of your wallet and all addresses that you later go to .

You will be able to choose a few options, the most important being the choice to encrypt the file. This is important to ensure greater security in case your device is stolen.

Now we can generate an address and receive the first funds

You will also be able to extract the private keys of each individual address.

To extract the private key of the generated address we can use the console with the command : “dumpprivkey” followed by the address

Create a cold wallet

Up to this point we have generated a Hot Wallet, a wallet where you can send and receive your funds. But what if I don’t need to perform transactions but just secure my funds for the long term ?

If you do not plan to perform transactions in the short term, and you want to hold your bitcoin in the long term, you can add additional security; if you perform the same process just described on an offline device, without the need for synchronization, you can still obtain bitcoin addresses and its private keys: this is a Cold Wallet.

You just have to give it a try 🙂

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50 bitcoin mined in 2010 moved

A dormant address from 2010 has just been moved.

As we can see from the dormant address chart, 1000 dormant bitcoins were moved today.

Among these 1,000 bitcoins, 50 caught the eye. These 50 bitcoins have been standing still since May 2010, more than 12 years.

These bitcoins have been mined and have no previous history, until now.

Source screenshot : Bitinfocharst.com

The address is : 1LB8BHdaRjeRsxz8SqiAFFQLjXkzCKsgvX

The transaction was sent to a temporary address, and then to an address containing 25 bitcoin on June 23, 2022, a sign that it is most likely an entity that purchased over the counter (OTC, off exchanges or with exchanges acting as a middleman); these are typical movements of entities, small or large, that accumulate over the long term.

Bitcoin that have no previous transaction history are very attractive to institutional entities, banks, states, companies, this is because it frees them from any possibility of abnormal transactions. Generally these bitcoin have different prices, often higher than market prices.

This transaction does not currently appear to be sent to a known exchange address.

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14 November 2022

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Is it a Bitcoin accumulation or is it a Bank Run ?

Is it a real BTC accumulation or is it a rush to withdraw the money ?

November 13, 2022 More than 58,000 Bitcoin have gone out in the past 7 days, one of the weeks with the highest number of bitcoin gone out. Outflows not seen in many months.

Bitcoin Netflow Report – 13/November/2022 09:27 UTC

The 4H rolling graph shows an exponential increase in outflows as soon as the rush to exit FTX began.

Bitcoin Netflow H4 Rolling – 13/November/2022 09:01 UTC

A great help comes to us from Onchain data in its completeness Historically, addresses over 100 and 1K Bitcoin are from large funds and Big investors.

Both have been declining for the last 30 days, and in the last week there has been no increase

Addresses greater than 100 Bitcoin
Addresses greater than 1k Bitcoin

In opposite, very small portfolios are in vertical increase Use your head, make your own assessments, use our free and independent data.

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