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#Gate广场四月发帖挑战 Bhutan also begins to sell? $215 million worth of Bitcoin transferred, small country’s “mining giant” accelerates offloading
Is Bhutan also starting to sell Bitcoin? Behind the transfer of $215 million, the strategy of this small country’s “mining powerhouse” is changing?
Recently, the on-chain data platform Arkham issued an alert: the Bhutanese government appears to be accelerating the sale of its Bitcoin holdings.
It has been disclosed that Bhutan recently transferred 250 Bitcoins (approximately $17.73 million) to an address that may be used for selling. More notably, since the beginning of this year, Bhutan has transferred out a total of about $215.71 million worth of Bitcoin from its holdings, with as much as $162.64 million flowing into unmarked wallets—according to its operational habits, these are very likely to have been sold.
Highlights
Bhutan has long been known as a “national-level mining player,” leveraging its abundant hydropower resources to quietly build its Bitcoin holdings for years. Its usual strategy is to sell Bitcoin in batches of $5 million to $10 million, with a slow and discreet pace.
However, in recent weeks, the selling pace has clearly accelerated.
Market analysis suggests this may be related to tightening global liquidity, Bhutan’s foreign exchange needs, or macroeconomic pressures. For a small economy, Bitcoin is both a strategic reserve and a flexible “emergency fund.”
From on-chain data, Bhutan has not completely liquidated its holdings, but the accelerated selling undoubtedly adds extra selling pressure to the market. Although individual transfers are not enough to shake the market, its continuous, low-key, and rhythmic offloading behavior warrants caution for short-term traders.
For ordinary investors, the key is not to follow panic selling but to understand the logic behind the on-chain movements.
When “national-level miners” start cashing out, are you ready for the next phase of the market?