28.12.202123:29 Forex Analysis & Reviews: Bitcoin, Santa Claus Rally, and the drying up of digital gold from exchanges: all in the best traditions of the bitcoin reputation

There are only 1.3 million bitcoins left on crypto exchanges before the New Year. Cryptorank conducted a complex ornate analysis, where it was shown that on the eve of the New Year, only 6 percent of the total circulation of bitcoins remained on crypto exchanges.

In total, there are currently 18.9 million coins in active circulation. On the eve of the New Year, bitcoin is running out of crypto exchanges. Until now, this has not been observed on such a scale. Many analysts are sure that there is nothing terrible or foreshadowing trouble in this.

This phenomenon is always observed after halving, which was observed in 2020. Most of the bitcoins are on the US majority crypto exchange coinbase.

However, in December, a significant decrease in the dominance of bitcoin wallets on coinbase can be observed. There were twice as many on the coinbase crypto exchange than on all other well-known crypto exchanges. However, over the year, dominance decreased from 50 to 40.6%.

This report by Cryptorank followed a galaxy of positive price indicators that could provoke further growth of bitcoin at the beginning of the first quarter of 2022. Illiquid bitcoins are reduced in circulation and freeze for the winter.

The total supply that circulates in bitcoins is moving from a liquid state to an illiquid one, now equal to 100,000 Satoshi per month. The lion's share of bitcoin is now stored in cold storage, and the exchange offer is significantly reduced.

December figures show that there are fewer and fewer bitcoins on exchanges. Investors are massively withdrawing their digital gold from giant crypto exchanges.

Only some companies, as well as a small number of speculators and investors, continue to store bitcoin on exchanges. It may follow from this that the illiquid amount of bitcoins may be even lower.

The creator of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, aka CZ, for example, warmly welcomes the practice of such asset redistribution. Those 6% of bitcoins that are on exchanges are out of circulation, they can be a catalyst for illiquid supply.

In the market, due to the New Year holidays, you can observe an increased pre-New Year mood, inspiration. This picture can be called the Santa Claus Rally, where exactly at this period of time there are most transactions in bitcoin and other alts.

However, bitcoin has sunk to $48,900 today, and so far nothing foreshadows that bitcoin will leave the $50,000 zone and close this year on a positive note.