New York blockchain startup Chainalysis the study of bitcoin wallets concluded that the number of bitcoins under the control of long-term investors and market speculators during the past summer have not changed.

As reported by @coindesk, our latest research on #cryptocurrency monetary aggregates signals the market strengthening during the summer months, as investors and speculators hold their positions. Read our original piece: https://t.co/UOf37L1oGx

— Chainalysis (@chainalysis) September 24, 2018.

As of the end of August: the investors were 6.4 million (30%) and speculators — 4.8 million (23%). When this is lost forever and nedobytye coins account for 29% of total emissions, or 6.1 million

It is noteworthy that in November last year the assets of hontarov higher than speculators in three times, and as of April, the number available for trading bitcoins has increased by 57%, which, according to experts of the startup, had a negative effect on the course of the first cryptocurrencies.

Recall Diar researchers are confident that more than 55% of all bitcoins are in the wallet balance of more than 200 BTC (almost $1.3 million).

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