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Mt. Gox moves 11,501 Bitcoin to unmasked wallet after price drops below $77,000

Mt. Gox moves 11,501 Bitcoin to unmasked wallet after price drops below $77,000

Arthur Hayes forecasts Bitcoin could drop to $75,000 amid market instability.

Mt. Gox, the now-defunct crypto exchange, transferred 11,501 Bitcoin, worth approximately $905 million, to an unmasked address in the past hour, following a 166 BTC transfer to BitGo last Friday, according to data from Arkham Intelligence.

These transfers came after Mt. Gox moved over $1 billion in Bitcoin to a new wallet beginning with “1Mo1n” last week.

This wallet, later masked as the entity’s new wallet, moved $931 million in Bitcoin today, with about $905 million going to an unidentified wallet and the remainder to the entity’s warm wallet.

Mt. Gox retains ownership of more than 35,915 Bitcoin, currently valued at approximately $2.8 billion at market prices.

The move comes after Bitcoin’s sharp decline, with prices falling below $77,000, deepening its correction after a weak start to the week, per CoinGecko.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes anticipates a possible retest at $78,000. “If we get into that range it will be violent,” Hayes said, noting substantial Bitcoin options open interest trapped in the $70,000 to $75,000 range. If the $78,000 level doesn’t hold, he suggests $75,000 could be the next target.

According to Ryan Lee, Bitget Research’s chief analyst, if Bitcoin fails to maintain the $77,000 support level, it could test the lower range of $70,000–$72,000. Conversely, a recovery could see a bounce from $75,000, pushing the price back into the $80,000–$85,000 range.

“The most likely scenario for this week suggests a mid-week test of $72,000–$75,000, with Bitcoin stabilizing near $83,000 by March 18-19, depending on broader market sentiment, external factors like regulatory news and the upcoming FOMC meeting,” Lee noted in a Monday statement.

Disclosure: This article was edited by Vivian Nguyen. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.

Mt. Gox moves 11,501 Bitcoin to unmasked wallet after price drops below $77,000

Mt. Gox moves 11,501 Bitcoin to unmasked wallet after price drops below $77,000

Arthur Hayes forecasts Bitcoin could drop to $75,000 amid market instability.

Mt. Gox, the now-defunct crypto exchange, transferred 11,501 Bitcoin, worth approximately $905 million, to an unmasked address in the past hour, following a 166 BTC transfer to BitGo last Friday, according to data from Arkham Intelligence.

These transfers came after Mt. Gox moved over $1 billion in Bitcoin to a new wallet beginning with “1Mo1n” last week.

This wallet, later masked as the entity’s new wallet, moved $931 million in Bitcoin today, with about $905 million going to an unidentified wallet and the remainder to the entity’s warm wallet.

Mt. Gox retains ownership of more than 35,915 Bitcoin, currently valued at approximately $2.8 billion at market prices.

The move comes after Bitcoin’s sharp decline, with prices falling below $77,000, deepening its correction after a weak start to the week, per CoinGecko.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes anticipates a possible retest at $78,000. “If we get into that range it will be violent,” Hayes said, noting substantial Bitcoin options open interest trapped in the $70,000 to $75,000 range. If the $78,000 level doesn’t hold, he suggests $75,000 could be the next target.

According to Ryan Lee, Bitget Research’s chief analyst, if Bitcoin fails to maintain the $77,000 support level, it could test the lower range of $70,000–$72,000. Conversely, a recovery could see a bounce from $75,000, pushing the price back into the $80,000–$85,000 range.

“The most likely scenario for this week suggests a mid-week test of $72,000–$75,000, with Bitcoin stabilizing near $83,000 by March 18-19, depending on broader market sentiment, external factors like regulatory news and the upcoming FOMC meeting,” Lee noted in a Monday statement.

Disclosure: This article was edited by Vivian Nguyen. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.