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🔒💰 Bitcoin Supply Locked: The Quiet Accumulation

Hello there you embodiment of curiosity;

Welcome to today's edition of Osiris News, if you’re staring at the charts and feeling a profound sense of nothing, you’re not alone. The market has the feeling of a calm sea, the kind that makes you forget the leviathans moving in the deep. The Federal Reserve cut rates, as expected, and the price of Bitcoin barely flinched, hovering around $115,800. It was a day of muted reactions and sideways drift, the sort of quiet Friday that encourages you to close the laptop early.

But the real story is not in the noise of the headlines. It is in the silence of the ledger. While traders were busy parsing Jerome Powell’s every syllable, a quiet, methodical transfer of power was taking place on-chain. This is a story about what is not moving, what is not for sale, and who is doing the buying while no one is looking. A portfolio manager in Greenwich, ignoring the cable news chatter, spent her afternoon watching exchange wallets empty and long-dormant addresses grow heavier. She knows the tide is not going out; it is being captured, barrel by silent barrel. The theme today is scarcity, not the kind that is discovered, but the kind that is deliberately made.

🔍 Quick Overview

• Bitcoin Scarcity: Over 72% of Bitcoin is now locked away by long-term holders, with whales vacuuming up 300% of new supply, tightening the spring for potential price jumps.

• Stablecoin Showdown: Canada urgently calls for federal stablecoin rules as Tether, Robinhood, and others challenge USDC's crown in a fierce battle for market share.

• Institutional Inroads: The London Stock Exchange listed a Bitcoin staking ETP, and Coinbase rolled out high-yield USDC lending, proving Wall Street isn't just watching; it's building.

• Hard Asset Shift: With $37 trillion in US debt, central banks and billionaires are ditching bonds for gold, a move historically followed by Bitcoin as a hedge against "currency rot."

• Fed's Gentle Hand: The Fed’s rate cut, though priced in by Bitcoin, signals easier money, while new XRP and DOGE ETFs made surprisingly strong debuts, hinting at broader market appetite.

Trending News

🏦🆕 Tether Launches USAT Amid Intense Stablecoin Market Competition

Tether plans to launch USAT, a new stablecoin compliant with the GENIUS Act, intensifying competition in the $278 B stablecoin market. JPMorgan analysts report Circle's USDC faces growing pressure as Hyperliquid, Robinhood, and Revolut also develop rival stablecoins. This surge in new stablecoins and fintech entries signals a battle for market share, potentially fragmenting liquidity across the ecosystem.

📊🚀 Grayscale Debuts First US Multi-Asset Crypto ETF

Grayscale launched the Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF (GDLC), the first multi-asset crypto ETP in the U.S., holding Bitcoin (73%), Ethereum (17%), Solana, XRP, and Cardano. This follows the SEC's softened stance and approval of the fund's conversion, with over 100 crypto ETFs anticipated next year. The GDLC offers a diversified entry point for investors and signals a deepening integration of crypto into traditional financial markets.

🐕📈 XRP, Dogecoin ETFs Break Day-One Trading Volume Records

REX-Osprey's XRP ETF (XRPR) and DOGE ETF (DOJE) launched with record day-one volumes of $37.7 M and $17 M respectively, the largest for 1940 Act ETFs this year. The SEC approved new exchange listing standards just prior, fast-tracking crypto ETF listings. The strong debut for these ETFs, especially meme-coin related, indicates growing investor appetite and paves the way for broader crypto ETF adoption.

💹🌍 Fed Rate Cut Propels Altcoins, BNB Briefly Tops $1,000

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, the first reduction since December 2024, impacting crypto markets. While Bitcoin saw modest gains, several large-cap altcoins, including Binance's BNB, which briefly surpassed $1,000, experienced significant increases. This "risk-management cut" signals easier monetary conditions, generally favorable for risk assets and potentially setting a constructive outlook for altcoins.

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Beyond the Noise

The most powerful signal in the market has nothing to do with price. It is about supply. The amount of Bitcoin held in illiquid wallets, addresses that rarely, if ever, sell, has just climbed to a new all-time high of 14.3 million BTC. That is more than 72% of all Bitcoin in circulation, locked away in digital vaults with a conviction that borders on religious. This is not a temporary trend. It is a fundamental re-plumbing of the market, where the available float shrinks with each passing day. The shelves are being emptied, not by a frantic mob, but by steady, patient hands.

These hands belong to two distinct groups: long-term holders and whales. Since January, investors in wallets that have been inactive for over seven years have quietly added another 422,430 BTC to their stacks. At the same time, the largest players, the so-called whales, are acquiring new Bitcoin at a staggering rate. They are vacuuming up nearly 300% of the new supply being mined each year. Exchanges are bleeding assets, with record outflows becoming the norm as more investors choose the security of self-custody. This is a deliberate migration of power, a shift from the speculative chaos of centralized exchanges to the cold, hard certainty of private keys.

This silent accumulation is not happening in a vacuum. It is a direct response to a macro environment that is beginning to creak under its own weight. The U.S. government is now sitting on over $37 trillion in debt, a figure so large it feels like a typo. In response, central banks around the world are losing faith in the U.S. dollar. For the past three years, they have been buying gold by the tonne, and a recent survey showed the dollar has fallen to seventh place in their preferences, behind even the Chinese renminbi. They call it “currency rot,” the slow, inevitable decay of purchasing power.

While this foundational asset hardens, the infrastructure for broader institutional adoption is being built out, piece by steady piece. This week, the London Stock Exchange listed its first Bitcoin staking ETP, offering institutions a 1.4% yield on their holdings. Coinbase rolled out high-yield USDC lending, integrating with DeFi protocols to offer returns up to 10.8%. These are the regulated, accessible on-ramps that Wall Street needs. Of course, not every venture succeeds. Gemini’s stock has slid roughly 30% since its IPO, a reminder that even in a rising tide, some ships take on water. But the overall direction is clear: the tools for serious capital are being forged.

This maturation is forcing regulators to act. In Canada, the central bank’s Deputy Governor warned that the country needs federal stablecoin rules before it falls too far behind. He is right to be concerned. Stablecoins are rapidly becoming the global payment rails for the digital age, with the potential to slash remittance fees for immigrant communities from 10% to under 1%. The market is not waiting for permission. In the U.S., a battle for dominance is brewing as Tether prepares to launch a new regulated token and fintech giants like Robinhood and Revolut build their own challengers to Circle’s USDC. It is a messy, competitive scramble to build the digital dollar, a crucial piece of the puzzle for a tokenized world.

This brings us back to the market’s strange calm. The Fed’s rate cut was a non-event for Bitcoin, a move so thoroughly priced in that it barely registered. But look closer, and you see where the real appetite lies. The brand-new XRP and DOGE ETFs saw a combined $54.7 million in trading volume on their first day. Analysts called it “shockingly solid.” This is the other side of the market: a persistent, almost stubborn demand for digital assets of all stripes. While the serious money methodically locks up the world’s supply of Bitcoin, a broad base of investors is showing it is ready to buy whatever regulated products are put in front of them. The slow, sovereign adoption continues as well, with Michigan’s Bitcoin Reserve Bill advancing, following the path already forged by Texas.

The weekend watch: keep an eye on illiquid supply flows , any acceleration could signal the next leg of this quiet consolidation.

This Caught My Eye:

Here’s a breakdown of the chart:

• Market Sentiment at Greed: The overall sentiment score sits firmly in the "Greed" zone, with the index leaning toward elevated risk appetite across markets.

• Options Leading the Charge: Options sentiment dominates at 85.9, while market breadth and volatility also show strength, though momentum lags slightly at 58.6, hinting at cautious optimism.

Looking Ahead

The market is being pulled in two different directions. On the surface, there is the day-to-day noise of central bank policy, muted price action, and the endless churn of headlines. It feels like a market treading water, waiting for a catalyst. But beneath that surface, a powerful, irreversible current is pulling the available supply of Bitcoin into the deep, locking it away in hands that have no intention of selling. This is the great disconnect of 2025.

The future will be defined by the collision of these two forces. What happens when the next wave of retail and institutional demand, fueled by easier money and a fleet of new ETFs, crashes into a market with almost nothing left to sell? The spring is being compressed tighter every day. The game is shifting from one of chasing rallies to one of securing a position before the doors swing shut. The question we are left with is a simple one: how do you price an asset when the strongest hands in the world have decided it is priceless?

Until Monday,
- Dr.P