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Bitcoin’s long-term holder cohort is still expanding, but a key profitability gauge has slipped back below neutral, creating a more cautious read on market structure even as older supply continues to move out of circulation.
In an April 17 market note, on-chain analyst Axel Adler Jr. said Bitcoin’s LTH Realized Supply climbed from 5.26 million BTC in January to 8.32 million BTC as of April 16, an increase of 3.06 million BTC in three months. At the same time, LTH SOPR, measured on a seven-day moving average, fell to 0.979 and has now remained below 1.0 for five straight days.
Adler said the long-term holder cohort continues to expand, but the combination matters: “the volume of coins in the LTH cohort is growing, but part of the spent old coins is already exiting at a loss.” In other words, more coins are aging into long-term holder status, but some of the coins being spent by that cohort are no longer being sold profitably.
On the supply side, Adler described the structure as constructive. He said the Bitcoin LTH Realized Supply chart shows “a sharp increase in the volume of coins in the LTH cohort,” rising from 4.16 million BTC to 8.32 million BTC over the past year. He argued the trend signals “an expansion of long-term holding and a compression of liquid supply,” while also noting that part of the increase reflects existing coins maturing into the 155-day threshold rather than fresh purchases alone.
Adler said the signal would turn from local stress into something more serious if two things occur together: SOPR stays meaningfully below 1.0 and deepens, while LTH Realized Supply rolls over. That would suggest not just loss realization by long-term holders, but a broader shift from cohort expansion into active distribution.
For now, Adler’s framing suggests the market may still be dealing with short-term pressure rather than a full bearish reset, as long as SOPR remains in what he described as a shallow-loss zone and rebounds quickly. In the note’s FAQ section, he said brief dislocations have historically functioned as entry points rather than confirmation of a broader downside impulse.
Adler’s conclusion lands in the middle: the backdrop remains structurally positive because long-term holder supply is still rising, but the fresh loss-selling signal means the market is no longer cleanly constructive. The next move in SOPR—especially relative to the March low—may determine whether this is another local stress episode or the start of a more meaningful shift in Bitcoin’s holder regime.
At press time, BTC traded at $77,880.
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