Key points:
Bitcoin miners have stopped selling their BTC in what may signal the end of a lengthy distribution streak.
Over the past month, miner wallet balances have increased by around 2,700 BTC.
Hash Ribbons data shows good times continuing for both miners and BTC price strength.
Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation by miners is back as network participants swap selling for hodling at $75,000 lows.
Data from onchain analytics firm Glassnode shows that miners are now actively adding to their BTC reserves.
Bitcoin miners buck months of selling
Bitcoin hitting multimonth lows in April sparked a sea change in miner behavior, with a lengthy selling streak reversing into significant accumulation.
Glassnode shows that shortly after BTC/USD bottomed just below $75,000, the balance in miner wallets itself found a floor, only to then start increasing along with price.
Miner wallets held 1,794,622 BTC on April 12, while as of May 13, they had reached 1,797,330 BTC — an increase of 2,708 BTC or 0.15%.
BTC balance in miner wallets. Source: Glassnode
While minimal in terms of total miner holdings, the about-turn is conspicuous as it follows a run of selling which initially gained momentum in late 2023. This, in turn, has led to optimism over the BTC price trajectory.
“Extremely bullish for Bitcoin!” popular trader and investor Mister Crypto summarized in part of a reaction on X, referencing similar data from onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant.
Miners have stopped selling.
Extremely bullish for Bitcoin! pic.twitter.com/bLuCM5GMgL
— Mister Crypto (@misterrcrypto) May 14, 2025
Earlier, Cointelegraph reported on decreasing miner sell-side pressure helping contribute to price trend, with institutional buy volumes dwarfing the amount of mined BTC per day.
📊MARKET UPDATE: #Bitcoin miner selling pressure is at its lowest since 2024.
A low value implies that miners are holding their coins and are not increasing the $BTC supply in the current market, which is positive for the price.
(h/t: @Alphractal ) pic.twitter.com/M6iMz7jReT
— Cointelegraph Markets & Research (@CointelegraphMT) May 10, 2025
Hash Ribbons deliver classic BTC bull signal
A classic metric covering miner behavior meanwhile continues to display classic performance since its latest “buy” signal.
Related: Bitcoin illiquid supply hits 14M BTC as hodlers set bull market record
Hash Ribbons, created by quantitative Bitcoin and digital asset fund Capriole Investments, uses two moving averages of hashrate to delineate periods of “capitulation” among miners.
BTC/USD 1-day chart with Hash Ribbons data. Source: Capriole Investments
Since offering its last market entry tip in late March, BTC/USD has gained around 20%.
“The hash ribbons are still flashing a buy signal here,” Mister Crypto commented in a post on the phenomenon this week, predicting BTC price to “go much higher in May.”
Bitcoin Hash Ribbons data. Source: Mister Crypto/X
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