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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Marvie Basilan

Bitcoin Whale Dumps Nearly $500 Million To Coinbase As BTC Falls To $60K

Bitcoin whales have been moving their BTC loads around in the past three days as the community waits for the expected April 20 halving. (Credit: Pixabay)

The Bitcoin dump season among some of the world's largest holders – institutional and individual alike – may have started. One whale moved nearly $500 million worth of BTC Wednesday, just as the cryptocurrency plunged to $60,000.

Whale Alert, which tracks the movements of some of the world's largest Bitcoin owners, revealed late Wednesday that a BTC whale transferred 7,979 Bitcoin worth over $491.5 million from an unknown wallet to Coinbase International.

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