What’s Behind Bitcoin And Ethereum’s Exchange Exodus? Record-Low Reserves Could Hold The Key

Name	Symbol	Market	Market Cap ($)	Algorithm
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	Crypto	1,854,666,693,280	SHA-256d

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Symbol

Market

Market Cap ($)

Algorithm

Bitcoin

BTCUSD

Crypto

1,854,666,693,280

SHA-256d

	Price Change	Price Change %	Current Price	Bid Price	Offer
	202.49	0.22%	93,716.21	93,707.42	93,714.19

Price Change

Price Change %

Current Price

Bid Price

Offer

202.49

0.22%

93,716.21

93,707.42

93,714.19

High Price	Low Price	Open Price	Prev. Close	52 Week Range
94,111.00	91,271.19	93,378.01	93,519.69	38,501.00 - 108,388.88

High Price

Low Price

Open Price

Prev. Close

52 Week Range

94,111.00

91,271.19

93,378.01

93,519.69

38,501.00 - 108,388.88

Exchange	Last Trade	Size	Trade Price	Currency
BSTP	17:47:47	0.042763	94,012.00	USD

Exchange

Last Trade

Size

Trade Price

Currency

BSTP

17:47:47

0.042763

94,012.00

USD

Price x Volume	Volume	Base Symbol	Related Pairs
1,443,344,960.90	15,572.18	BTC	BTCEUR	BTCGBP	ETHBTC

Price x Volume

Volume

Base Symbol

Related Pairs

1,443,344,960.90

15,572.18

What’s Behind Bitcoin And Ethereum’s Exchange Exodus? Record-Low Reserves Could Hold The Key

14/10/2024 4:30pm

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Crypto investors are not keen on dealing with cryptocurrency trading platforms, which has resulted in the dwindling exchange reserves of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Centralized exchanges on Bitcoin and Ethereum hit a historic low after investors and crypto enthusiasts opted for self-custody solutions for their virtual assets. Related Reading: Uniswap: New Crypto Developments Lift UNI Price Up by 17% – Details Staying Away From Cryptocurrency Trading A recent trend showed that traders and other enthusiasts choose to hold on to their crypto assets rather than sell them on Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange platforms. They preferred direct ownership of their assets using self-custody wallets, which created an increasing demand for self-custody solutions. However, it led to a decline in the liquidity of BTC and ETH on centralized exchanges. Strengthening Bitcoin And Ethereum Values A positive consequence of traders’ preference for self-custody solutions is the increasing value of Bitcoin and Ethereum assets over time. Traders veering away from cryptocurrency trading platforms create a sense of scarcity, leading to the growth of its value. At the time of writing, the price of Bitcoin is pegged at $64,842. Since hitting a record-high of $73,000 in March this year, the price remains somewhere between $66,000 and $49,000. Meanwhile, according to Coinmarketcap, Ethereum is trading at $2,464. Bitcoin, Ethereum Reserves Drop Bitcoin and Ethereum on centralized reserves took a nosedive and hit a historic low early this month. As of October 13, CryptoQuant’s chart showed that centralized exchanges for BTC recorded an all-time low of 2,666,717 bitcoins. The highest amount of Bitcoin was pegged at 3,361,854, which was recorded on June 8, 2022. After that period, Bitcoin went on a sharp decline. It hit its lowest level early this month. In terms of volume, spot exchanges have 1.1 million Bitcoin in reserves, while derivative exchanges own 1.39 million reserves. By far, Binance owns 563,000 Bitcoin reserves, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, followed by Kraken with 112,3000 reserves. On the other hand, Coinbase Advanced holds 830,530 Bitcoin reserves and Coinbase Prime has 3,000 reserves. Ethereum’s centralized exchanges also face a similar dilemma to Bitcoin wherein its reserves continue to plummet and hit a record low of 18.7 million. Related Reading: Tron Token Burn: 10 Million Gone—What Does It Mean For TRX Price? According to CryptoQuant, derivative exchanges hold a big portion of Ethereum with 10.3 million in reserves, while 8.4 million Ethereum reserves are being kept at spot exchanges. Historically, Ethereum’s all-time high in reserves was 2,310,823 recorded on 6 September 2022. Since that period, Ethereum reserves in central exchanges continue to plunge. In terms of reserves, Coinbase has a large reserve of 4.5 million Ethereum, followed by Binance with 3.6 million Ethereum. Kraken also holds a significant Ethereum reserve of 1.3 million. Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView

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