Amount of untouched Bitcoins, coins which haven’t been transferred from wallets, has risen significantly over the past five years, according to CoinMetrics research.
At the same time, cryptanalysts fear that low Bitcoin circulation may lead to a decrease in volatility that could make the asset mirror the price action of commodities like gold.
If the majority of Bitcoins will be stored in the wallets of several “crypto whales”, the latter have a chance to become “new bankers.”