How Long Has Bitcoin Been Sitting Still?
The age breakdown of every Bitcoin — when it last moved, and what that says about the cycle.
More supply is sitting in patient hands, while recent activity cools.
- Coins have been moving toward older, more patient hands lately.
- Patient money’s share grew by 0.8 points over the past month.
- Fresh coins shrank by 1.2 points over the past month.
- About 61% of supply hasn’t moved in over a year.
Left = moved recently. Right = sat still for years. When the right side grows, supply is aging.
This page is the whole picture. Each slice has its own deeper page.
This is the full age map. Each row shows how much Bitcoin last moved in that range.
| Age band | Share | Spread |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 day | 1.4% | |
| 1 day – 1 week | 1.3% | |
| 1 week – 1 month | 3.2% | |
| 1 – 6 months | 15.2% | |
| 6 months – 1 year | 18.3% | |
| 1 – 2 years | 12.2% | |
| 2 – 3 years | 5.6% | |
| 3 – 5 years | 9.7% | |
| 5 – 7 years | 7.3% | |
| 7 – 10 years | 8.3% | |
| 10+ years | 17.5% |
If the 1–2 year band shrinks fast while the under-a-month band grows, that’s a classic late-cycle shift.
Watch the 10+ year band — when the deepest holders finally start moving, it’s a rare and meaningful signal.
Coins drifting older while price falls is one of the cleanest bottom signals there is.
Understanding Bitcoin HODL Waves
This page shows where Bitcoin is sitting by age. When more supply sits in recent hands, the market is usually hotter and quicker to react. When more supply sits in older hands, owners are holding tighter and the supply is aging.
In an extended downturn, the young brackets shrink and the old brackets grow — people sit on their coins and refuse to sell. In an extended uptrend the pattern flips: long-time owners sell to newcomers, which resets those coins' age to zero.
Watching the shape shift over time is one of the cleanest ways to see whether Bitcoin is heating up, cooling down, or quietly tightening.