High-profile entities, including the Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Custody wallets and early Bitcoin miner Owen Gunden, have surfaced as key players in this wave of transactions that could be influencing Bitcoin’s recent price action.
These movements have occurred in several phases, often involving sizeable transactions that appear timed. The latest transaction stands out, showing 250 BTC, worth approximately $25.45 million at current prices, moved to a Gemini hot wallet just hours ago.
If these transfers correspond to sales, it would mean that the twins have been methodically unloading their Bitcoin positions over time rather than engaging in sudden bulk liquidations. Cumulatively, they have now effectively liquidated over 9,000 BTC, equivalent to around $900 million, since the start of 2025. This has caused their holdings to fall from roughly 24,000 BTC earlier in the year to under 16,000 BTC right now.
These movements have reduced Gunden’s total holdings from around 11,000 BTC to nearly zero. Such large transfers to exchange-linked wallets often precede sell orders, contributing to short-term selling pressure.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $106,270, up by 4.4% in the past 24 hours. This follows a string of green weekends over the past four weeks, which were immediately reversed on the following monday.
