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Whale bc1qfs Adds 500.78 BTC in Ongoing Buying Streak

Whale bc1qfs extended its daily Bitcoin buying streak since Mar. 10 with another 500.78 BTC purchase worth about $37.16M. Here is what stands out.

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The on-chain record behind the whale bc1qfs buying BTC every day narrative added another 500.78 BTC on March 18, worth roughly $37 million at the time, but the visible data more clearly confirms repeated accumulation than a provable uninterrupted daily streak.

TLDR Keypoints

  • Mempool shows the March 18 transaction sent 500.78228504 BTC to the watched address.
  • The same address record shows about 2,656.4 BTC across 7 deposits from March 10 to March 18, which supports accumulation but not a fully proven daily cadence.
  • Bitcoin traded at $68,429 on April 1, giving current market context for the March inflow.

What the Latest Transfer Confirms

The daily buying streak claim starts on March 10

According to Lookonchain, whale bc1qfs has been buying BTC every day since March 10. The visible Mempool address history does show 7 large inflows totaling about 2,656.4 BTC between March 10 and March 18, but that record does not independently prove buys on every calendar day or a broader wallet cluster.

That caveat matters because no public label on bc1qfse9t6kejejy5twvwmcmy5fepafdnrpj5cwwk9 identifies a company, fund, or individual owner. The explorer evidence establishes wallet activity, not beneficial ownership, which is the same discipline behind treating attribution claims cautiously in the Oakland crypto wash-trading case.

Lookonchain’s post is still relevant because it is the original viral framing for the story, including the reported cumulative buy of 2,656 BTC at an average price of $72,063. Those two figures remain unconfirmed analyst estimates because this run did not independently reconstruct every transfer against execution-time USD pricing.

The latest 500.78 BTC inflow was worth about $37.02M

Mempool’s transaction page shows that tx 60ffb465d4fe764e23034a2285fe401d1b6806223f5f5a501e2030584bb39f59 delivered 500.78228504 BTC to bc1qfse9t6kejejy5twvwmcmy5fepafdnrpj5cwwk9 on 2026-03-18 10:31:25 UTC, with funding inputs sourced from bc1qm34lsc65zpw79lxes69zkqmk6ee3ewf0j77s3h.

500.78228504 BTC
Mempool shows the cited March 18 transaction sent 500.78228504 BTC into the bc1qfs address highlighted in the claim.

Using CoinGecko’s daily reference price of $73,926.28 for March 18, 2026, the transfer was worth about $37.02M. That is close to, but below, the $37.16M figure repeated in the social post.

ON-CHAIN DATA

  • Transaction hash: 60ffb465d4fe764e23034a2285fe401d1b6806223f5f5a501e2030584bb39f59
  • Amount: 500.78228504 BTC, about $37.02M using the daily reference price
  • From: bc1qm34lsc65zpw79lxes69zkqmk6ee3ewf0j77s3h
  • Received at: 2026-03-18 10:31:25 UTC

Mempool’s address view later shows that the same output was spent in tx 6837f5060fba97696efa56d81484a0f294da6ff5df7d9cd54c183cb98d62358d, forwarding 500.78180004 BTC to 3Kix5jApgaEs7AxF4NQoXDspJiGmk8ST7b while keeping a small change output. That pattern supports a routing or consolidation interpretation rather than proof that the coins stayed parked at the receiving address.

Why Bitcoin Traders Are Watching Wallet bc1qfs

Repeated whale accumulation draws attention, not certainty

The visible record shows about 2,656.4 BTC across 7 deposits from March 10 to March 18, which is enough size to stay on whale-watch lists even if it is not enough on its own to establish intent or future price direction. For current context, spot BTC traded at $68,429 on April 1, 2026, with a 24-hour gain of 1.1991%, a $1.37T market cap, and $57.53B in 24-hour volume.

$68,429
CoinGecko priced BTC at $68,429 on April 1, 2026, giving current market context alongside the March 18 accumulation narrative.

That mismatch between a multi-deposit accumulation pattern and a market still trading $57.53B in daily volume is why observers treat the wallet as a signal, not a guaranteed market-moving force. The broader setup also fits the weak risk appetite discussed in Bitcoin at -46% From ATH: Is the Cycle Bottom In?.

Observed buying activity is clearer than assumed market impact

The Mempool address history and the March 18 transaction confirm repeated inflows into one visible address, but they do not prove that the same entity controlled every upstream wallet or that each transfer was a fresh spot purchase rather than internal reshuffling. That distinction is especially important while crypto risk appetite remains fragile, a theme also visible in record token launch failure rates elsewhere in the market.

What to Watch Next in This BTC Accumulation Trend

The next trigger is whether new large inflows continue to hit the address after March 18. Additional deposits would strengthen the accumulation narrative, while a pause or more immediate sweeps like the 500.78180004 BTC onward transfer would weaken the idea that the observed address is a simple long-term storage vault.

For now, the clean read is narrow: the verified layer is a confirmed March 18 inflow, a visible run of about 2,656.4 BTC into the address since March 10, and a later sweep of the latest output. The unverified layer is the uninterrupted daily-cadence claim and the wallet owner’s identity.

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Cryptocurrency and digital asset markets carry significant risk. Always do your own research before making decisions.

Defiliban · Oliver Benjamin

Oliver Benjamin

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