“Data shows long-term holders have driven an unprecedented wave of distribution across 2024 and 2025.”, — write: www.coindesk.com
Bitcoin has mostly traded sideways, fluctuating within roughly a 20% range around $100,000 since the start of 2025.
The prevailing narrative is that “OGs” or long-term holders have been offloading coins. That’s true, but how much bitcoin has actually changed hands?
According to analyst James Check, also known as Checkmate, the cumulative revived supply the total amount of coins returning to circulation after being dormant for more than six months has reached 4.655 million BTC in 2025. This breaks down as follows:
- 1.91 million BTC from holders dormant for two years or longer.
- 844,000 BTC from 1–2 year holders.
- 1.9 million BTC from 6–12 month holders.
In dollar terms, Checkmate estimates the revived supply has reached $500 billion in 2025, slightly above $470 billion in 2024. However, in BTC terms, 2024 saw nearly 7 million BTC revived, compared to 4.655 million BTC this year.
There are several factors driving this selling activity. The $100,000 price level represents a significant psychological and profit-taking milestone.
Some long-term holders have sought diversification into Gold or AI equities.
Some are wary of emerging threats like quantum computing, while others are responding to the four-year cycle narrative. Bitcoin is now roughly 18 months post-halving a period that often aligns with market peaks and increased profit-taking by long-term holders.
Galaxy Research reached a similar conclusion. According to Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy, more than 470,000 BTC held for over five years worth about $50 billion has changed hands in 2025, the second-largest notional amount on record after 2024.
When combining 2024 and 2025, nearly half of all 5+ year old bitcoin ever spent was moved during these two years, accounting for 78% of all such BTC spent in dollar terms.
In total, the two years have seen more than $104 billion in long-dormant coins redistributed from old hands to new, according to the note.
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