Fear is high, prices are falling, but why are companies loading up on crypto?

To understand what’s really happening in the Bitcoin [BTC] market right now, we need to look beyond the scary headlines.

Yes, some public companies sold up to 10,402 BTC recently. However, that’s only one side of the story. On the other side, a smaller group of highly confident companies bought much more over the same 30-day period.

Simply put, more Bitcoin is being bought than sold.

Companies adding Bitcoin to their reserves

According to CoinGecko’s data, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is leading the charge by adding 27,234 BTC to its reserves in the last 30 days. That figure was more than double the total amount sold by all other public companies combined.

For its part, the company believes Bitcoin will hold long-term value, even if its prices move up and down in the short term.

Strive Asset Management & DDC Enterprise Limited followed Strategy’s suit, with Strive adding 5,504 BTC, and DDC Enterprise Limited adding 705 BTC. 

Here, what’s interesting is that DDC is not a tech company. And yet, it is still adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet. The likes of American Bitcoin, Canaan, and Parataxis Capiral (Through its Korean Arm) completed the list at press time.

The timing here is especially interesting since all that aggressive buying came on the back of the overall market looking pretty weak.

Bitcoin’s price action and other metrics

At press time, Bitcoin was trading at about $67,900 after falling by around 1.25% on the daily charts and by about 26% on the monthly charts. 

In the Futures and Options market, trading activity seemed to be slowing down too. This implied that many short-term traders might be stepping back and avoiding risk.

At the same time, Bitcoin’s market dominance rorse to 59.11%. Additionally, the Fear and Greed Index had a reading of 8 – A sign of “Extreme Fear.”

Even though these companies are buying more Bitcoin, their stock prices are crashing.

Not just Bitcoin…

While Bitcoin is still the main focus for most companies, Ethereum is now gaining strong interest as well. BitMine is a clear example of this trend.

Even though the broader market has been falling, the company has collected around 4.33 million ETH – About 3.6% of all Ethereum in circulation. This makes it the largest publicly known corporate holder of Ethereum in the world. In the last 30 days alone, BitMine added more than 180,000 ETH. 

Final Thoughts

• Growing participation of non-tech firms like DDC Enterprise Limited shows that Bitcoin adoption is spreading across industries.
• Falling Bitcoin prices and extreme market fear have created buying opportunities for institutions with long-term vision.