BITCOIN REALIZED PROFIT AND LOSS BY WALLET SIZE
Who just locked in profits, and who took losses?
The dollar value each size of holder cashed in or gave up when their coins moved over the past day.
10,000+ BTC: dollars locked in over the past day
Each line is one size group's dollars cashed in above what those coins last cost. The scale rises by powers of ten so a quiet group and a loud one fit in one picture; a day a group locked in nothing has no point to draw.
+4 more groups in the table below
Inspect and compare dates
Pick two to four dates to read every group side by side.
| Wallet size | Change | Relative change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000+ BTC | $255.36M | $83.22M | −$172.14M | −67.4% |
| 10 to 100 BTC | $81.04M | $72.18M | −$8.86M | −10.9% |
| 0.01 to 0.1 BTC | $6.57M | $6.60M | +$29.18K | +0.4% |
Right now
Over the past day the seven size groups locked in more profit than they gave up.
They cashed in $989.0M and gave up $391.0M, $598.0M more locked in than given up. The 1,000 to 10,000 BTC group locked in the most, $532.2M; the 100 to 1,000 BTC group gave up the most, $140.3M.
Both sides of the dayevery group, 28 Sep 2026
| Size of holding | Profit locked in | Losses taken | The difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000+ BTC | $83.2M | $63.2M | $20.0M more locked in |
| 1,000 to 10,000 BTC | $532.2M | $137.6M | $394.6M more locked in |
| 100 to 1,000 BTC | $217.5M | $140.3M | $77.2M more locked in |
| 10 to 100 BTC | $72.2M | $24.4M | $47.8M more locked in |
| 1 to 10 BTC | $55.4M | $14.2M | $41.2M more locked in |
| 0.1 to 1 BTC | $21.8M | $7.2M | $14.6M more locked in |
| 0.01 to 0.1 BTC | $6.6M | $4.0M | $2.6M more locked in |
Both columns are dollar totals over the past day, each one a figure in its own right: a busy day locks in profit and gives up losses at the same time. The last column is the difference between them, which is why it carries its direction in words.
What changed
vs 30-day averageThe 1,000 to 10,000 BTC group locked in 170% more than its 30-day average, $532.2M against $197.3M.
the other sideOn the loss side the 0.01 to 0.1 BTC group gave up $4.0M, 155% above its own 30-day average of $1.6M.
profit shareOf everything it realized, the 1 to 10 BTC group took 79.6% as profit, the most of the seven; the 10,000+ BTC group took 56.8%, the least.
Keep in mind
01Moving is not selling. These figures count every coin that changed addresses, including coins someone shuffled between their own wallets and the change that comes back from a normal payment. A group is credited by the size it was at the moment its coins moved.
02Past day, not calendar day. Each reading is a rolling total of the 24 hours before it, not a count that starts again at midnight.
03Both sides on the same day. A coin counts as profit when it moves above the price it last moved at, and as a loss when it moves below. A busy day does both at once, which is why the two are kept apart instead of shown as one number.
04An address is not a person. One holder can spread coins across many addresses, and an exchange can keep millions of customers’ coins in a few. Read every group as a set of addresses, never a headcount.
For you
Who is cashing in matters as much as how much. The same dollar figure means something different coming from the biggest holdings than from the smallest, and the table is where that shows.
Over the past day the 1,000 to 10,000 BTC group was on the profit side for $532.2M, and the seven groups together locked in more than they gave up. One day is one day: read it against the 30-day averages above rather than on its own. This is what moved, not advice.
Understanding
Bitcoin Realized Profit and Loss by Wallet Size
Where it stands today
Over the past day the seven wallet-size groups locked in $598.0M more profit than the losses they took as of .
What does the chart show?
Every time a coin moves it settles a result: a profit if it moved at a higher price than the one it last moved at, a loss if lower. Add those up per size group and you get this page, the dollars each size of holder locked in or gave up over the past day, kept for every day in the record.
What is realized profit and loss?
Realized profit and realized loss are the technical names: money that actually changed hands, as against paper gains on coins nobody has moved. They are kept apart rather than netted because a busy day usually produces both at once, and who is on each side is the part worth reading.
Why are profit and loss never added together?
They are two counts of the same day, not two ends of one scale. A day on which a group locked in $100.0M of profit and gave up $100.0M of losses is a busy day, not a quiet one, and a single net figure would print it as nothing happening. The third view divides one by their total instead, which keeps both sides visible on one 0 to 100 scale.
What does the past day mean here?
Each reading totals the rolling 24 hours before it rather than a calendar day, so it updates through the day instead of starting again at midnight. The record holds 5,385 days for each of the seven groups, from 2012.
How should you read it, and how not?
Moving is not the same as selling: these figures count every coin that changed addresses, including coins shuffled between one owner's wallets and the change returned from an ordinary payment. That makes them honest ceilings rather than exact sales, and a record of what moved rather than advice.
The numbers
behind the chart
What does the current reading show?
10,000+ BTC: the latest reading is $83.2M, on . The highest reading since is $8.7B on ; the lowest is $0 on .
1,000 to 10,000 BTC: the latest reading is $532.2M, on . The highest reading since is $9.6B on ; the lowest is $364 on .
100 to 1,000 BTC: the latest reading is $217.5M, on . The highest reading since is $4.7B on ; the lowest is $1.2K on .
10 to 100 BTC: the latest reading is $72.2M, on . The highest reading since is $1.2B on ; the lowest is $880 on .
1 to 10 BTC: the latest reading is $55.4M, on . The highest reading since is $664.2M on ; the lowest is $86 on .
0.1 to 1 BTC: the latest reading is $21.8M, on . The highest reading since is $344.7M on ; the lowest is $9 on .
0.01 to 0.1 BTC: the latest reading is $6.6M, on . The highest reading since is $74.6M on ; the lowest is $0 on .
Every figure is the dollars one group locked in at a profit over the rolling 24 hours before that day. The losses given up over the same day are in the table above, and the two are never added together.
What are the latest, highest and lowest readings?
| Measure | Latest | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000+ BTC | $83.2M | $8.7B | $0 |
| 1,000 to 10,000 BTC | $532.2M | $9.6B | $364 |
| 100 to 1,000 BTC | $217.5M | $4.7B | $1.2K |
| 10 to 100 BTC | $72.2M | $1.2B | $880 |
| 1 to 10 BTC | $55.4M | $664.2M | $86 |
| 0.1 to 1 BTC | $21.8M | $344.7M | $9 |
| 0.01 to 0.1 BTC | $6.6M | $74.6M | $0 |
How do the readings compare with earlier dates?
| Reference date | 10,000+ BTC | 1,000 to 10,000 BTC | 100 to 1,000 BTC | 10 to 100 BTC | 1 to 10 BTC | 0.1 to 1 BTC | 0.01 to 0.1 BTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month ago | $255.4M | $283.4M | $211.2M | $81.0M | $76.9M | $26.0M | $6.6M |
| 3 months ago | $3.2M | $9.9M | $20.6M | $15.3M | $17.3M | $4.9M | $1.2M |
| 6 months ago | $19.4M | $15.0M | $34.7M | $13.7M | $12.1M | $5.2M | $1.0M |
| 1 year ago | $62.1M | $9.3M | $93.2M | $86.1M | $72.5M | $28.9M | $5.5M |
| 2 years ago | $372.0M | $4.0M | $52.1M | $47.1M | $44.6M | $18.8M | $5.4M |
What was the reading at each month’s end?
| Reading date | 10,000+ BTC | 1,000 to 10,000 BTC | 100 to 1,000 BTC | 10 to 100 BTC | 1 to 10 BTC | 0.1 to 1 BTC | 0.01 to 0.1 BTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $145.1M | $198.7M | $87.4M | $108.6M | $55.0M | $24.2M | $5.6M | |
| $15.9M | $24.8M | $161.5M | $289.8M | $347.6M | $167.5M | $40.9M | |
| $637.0K | $18.8M | $26.3M | $19.4M | $21.6M | $7.4M | $1.6M | |
| $11.7M | $20.3M | $23.5M | $12.7M | $16.4M | $7.0M | $1.6M | |
| $23.3M | $103.3M | $55.3M | $45.2M | $28.2M | $11.7M | $3.0M | |
| $34.0M | $281.7M | $131.9M | $34.7M | $23.3M | $7.6M | $2.1M | |
| $59.2M | $32.8M | $24.4M | $16.0M | $18.9M | $8.0M | $1.7M | |
| $18.8M | $16.3M | $111.8M | $58.6M | $59.6M | $27.6M | $6.0M | |
| $44.7M | $38.7M | $111.8M | $88.6M | $63.9M | $25.0M | $5.2M | |
| $28.0M | $14.1M | $61.8M | $29.0M | $38.1M | $19.7M | $4.5M | |
| $104.3M | $342.2M | $393.9M | $103.8M | $74.1M | $29.9M | $6.8M | |
| $480.6M | $637.3M | $254.3M | $173.7M | $99.5M | $40.3M | $9.6M | |
| $32.3M | $180.5M | $14.3M | $83.4M | $63.6M | $29.5M | $6.6M | |
| $94.7M | $91.5M | $325.3M | $237.2M | $135.6M | $58.6M | $12.2M | |
| $74.9M | $1.2B | $786.8M | $162.0M | $121.2M | $48.2M | $10.7M | |
| $7.5M | $19.7M | $62.6M | $96.2M | $72.3M | $32.7M | $8.1M | |
| $94.7M | $190.7M | $365.2M | $118.2M | $78.8M | $34.1M | $8.3M | |
| $17.2M | $277.4M | $30.2M | $94.2M | $60.2M | $28.1M | $5.4M | |
| $28.8M | $159.5M | $342.9M | $158.0M | $154.8M | $51.0M | $10.3M | |
| $67.5M | $376.1M | $328.7M | $126.4M | $116.2M | $55.5M | $13.0M | |
| $205.3M | $439.2M | $1.1B | $289.0M | $180.2M | $75.7M | $15.9M | |
| $57.9M | $100.6M | $151.3M | $139.7M | $162.2M | $83.3M | $21.6M | |
| $54.2M | $231.8M | $232.1M | $127.9M | $83.8M | $44.4M | $9.7M | |
| $11.6M | $78.9M | $150.3M | $83.8M | $55.6M | $20.6M | $5.0M |
Source: Maketo’s wallet-size record. Reading for .