Expert: Market Makers Behind Bitcoin Trading Volume Stability

Cryptoquant CEO, Ki Young Ju, says that crypto whales scooped up Bitcoin in the $16,000 to $24,000 range. According to him, market makers influenced the stability in the trading volume ratio in BTC markets between stablecoin pairs and USD pairs. He noted that if not for the market makers, the whales’ actions would lead to significant fluctuations in the Bitcoin market.

To explain his opinion, Ju shared a chart comprising the Bitcoin price and the Stablecoin-USD spot trading ratios on Coinbase and Binance. Data from the crypto exchanges showed significant fluctuations in the Stablecoin and USD inflows at the indicated price levels.

A crypto analyst identifying as Few on Twitter responded to Ju by disagreeing with his opinion. In responding to Ju’s tweet, Few noted the Binance section of the chart Ju shared indicates the period when Binance USDT pairs had zero fees. He also observed the Coinbase section to be when the USDC depeg happened. He concluded from his deductions that Ju’s analysis was not correct.

Ju accepted Few’s observation on the USDC depeg episode on Coinbase, agreeing he noted the right timing. However, he insisted on the impact of Binance inflows. Using data from Kaiko, Ju revealed the date variation between the USDT and the USD dominant period on Binance and the indicated whale activity. 

Bitcoin has traded sideways in the past week after reaching a new yearly high of $31,458. The latest surge appears to have rejuvenated the bullish sentiment at the beginning of 2023. That bullish trend lasted almost throughout the first quarter. 

The price of Bitcoin as of the time of writing was $30,724. It bounced from a local low of $29,868 after reaching the yearly high. Climbing above the new yearly high could open the way for higher levels and push Bitcoin toward the $40,000 region ahead of the upcoming halving event.