Just spotted something interesting on-chain - the Winklevoss Capital fund moved 572 bitcoin out of their exchange wallet into custody in the last 24 hours. That's their first major move in over a month, worth around $46.5M at current prices. The transfers came in two batches, 372 BTC and then 200 BTC about 11 hours apart.



What caught my eye is the context here. Their fund was sitting at the lowest bitcoin holdings since 2012 after a deposit last month, so this looks like they're rebuilding positions. According to Arkham data, they're now holding 9,328 BTC and 70,588 ether across 128 addresses - roughly $923M in total portfolio value when you do the math at today's prices.

The thing is, their exchange Gemini Space Station has been taking hits. Lost over half its market value this year, cut 30% of staff, and exited several markets. There's also talk about converting around $330M in outstanding bitcoin loans from the Winklevoss twins into equity. Hard to say if this custody move is new buying, rebalancing between their exchange and custody infrastructure, or just reversing last month's deposit. Either way, the Winklevoss Capital fund is clearly repositioning.
BTC0.56%
This page may contain third-party content, which is provided for information purposes only (not representations/warranties) and should not be considered as an endorsement of its views by Gate, nor as financial or professional advice. See Disclaimer for details.
  • Reward
  • Comment
  • Repost
  • Share
Comment
Add a comment
Add a comment
No comments
  • Pin