Bitcoin’s ‘OG’ investors have slowed selling in a bullish sign for the market

Markets Bitcoin’s ‘OG’ investors have slowed selling in a bullish sign for the market Bitcoin "OGs" have slashed their selling activity to the lowest levels in nearly two years. By Omkar Godbole Jun 24, 2026, 6:39 a.m. 2 min read Make preferred on Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Make preferred on Bitcoin 'OGs' have slowed selling. (Nick Fewings/Unsplash) Summary Show Bitcoin "OGs" have slashed their selling activity to the lowest levels in nearly two years. On-chain "spent transaction" data shows that the massive waves of profit-taking that rocked the market in 2024 and 2025 are drying up. With selling pressure on-chain OGs and ETFs easing, bitcoin may be finding a much-needed structural floor. Long-term bitcoin BTC $ 62,750.45 holders appear to be done cashing out for now. These "OGs", the legendary investors who have held their coins for at least five years, have hit a significant lull in their selling activity. The 90-day moving average of coins spent by these long-term holders has dropped to just 962 BTC, the lowest level seen since late 2024, according to data source CryptoQuant. "Today, the 90-day average of BTC spent by these OGs has dropped below 1 000, sitting at 962, its lowest level since November 2024. At current prices, these investors are choosing to continue holding rather than sell, thereby contributing to the easing of selling pressure," CryptoQuant's analyst said on X. To understand why this matters, it's imperative to look at the spending patterns of these "Original Gangsters" over the past two years. The bull cycle that began in early 2023 has actually seen the most aggressive OG selling in bitcoin’s history. Selling was especially intense last year, when BTC traded above $100,000. Every time the price surged, these long-term holders hit the "sell" button in massive waves, creating huge "peaks" in May 2024, February 2025, and September 2025. Analysts track this using a metric called spent transaction outputs (STXO), which, in simple terms, tracks the movement of BTC on the blockchain. An OG moving coins after holding them for half a decade is almost always a sign of impending liquidation or profit-taking. During the peak of the bullish cycle, single-day sell-offs sometimes exceeded 142,000 BTC, sending shockwaves through the market. But that's not the case anymore. The timing of this slowdown in OG selling is not a coincidence, according to analysts at CryptoQuant. Currently, bitcoin is trading around $63,000, which, as it turns out, could be the "break-even" point for the most expensive coins this group could have possibly purchased five years ago, analysts explained on X. By looking to hold at these levels, the OGs are effectively removing a massive source of selling pressure that capped BTC's gains above $100,000 last year. In other words, sell-side pressures are weakening just as some contrary indicators warn of a bottom. Note that outflows from spot ETFs have also slowed over the past two weeks in a positive sign for the cryptocurrency. As of this writing, bitcoin changed hands near $62,750, largely unchanged on a 24-hour basis. 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