Whales Move 11,000 BTC to Exchanges as Bitcoin Tests $76,800

Data from Cryptoquant show large holders moved roughly 11,000 BTC to exchanges on April 15, 2026, and the mean deposit size rose to 2.25 BTC, the highest daily reading since July 2024, while bitcoin neared $76,800.

Hourly exchange inflows reached about 11,000 BTC as prices approached the $76,000 zone, a level Cryptoquant records as the largest inflow since late December 2025 and higher than a 9,000 BTC spike in March 2026. The average deposit rose after several individual transfers to Binance exceeded 1,000 BTC, a pattern consistent with activity by large holders rather than retail traders.

Cryptoquant’s Traders’ Onchain Realized Price sits at $76,800 and represents the average cost basis for short-term traders. The platform identifies a lower band near $67,600, which it treats as the primary support level if the higher band holds as resistance.

Cryptoquant researchers noted that the $76,800 level capped a January 2026 rally when holders close to breakeven exited, and they said an earlier decline to about $60,000 placed bitcoin in short-term undervalued territory. The recent recovery coincided with a temporary de-escalation of U.S.-Iran tensions and weakness in the U.S. dollar, according to the firm.

The share of large deposits as a portion of total inflows rose from under 10% to above 40% within days. Cryptoquant reported that readings above 40% have aligned with elevated near-term selling pressure in past episodes. In March, a 9,000 BTC inflow spike with roughly 63% large-deposit concentration preceded a short-term price correction.

Daily realized profits were roughly $500 million at the recent price, below the $1 billion threshold Cryptoquant associates with local tops during prior bear-market rallies. Cryptoquant researchers noted that if price pushes to or past the $76,800 Traders’ Onchain Realized Price, realized profits could move meaningfully toward $1 billion.

Cryptoquant’s onchain data show large holders moving coins to exchanges while the cost basis for short-term traders sits near current prices. The firm’s readings provide a snapshot of where selling pressure has concentrated during bitcoin’s test of the $76,800 level as of mid-April 2026.