...Those 180'000 BTC were kept away from the market; and part of them, at least, must have been bought by SR customers on the open market. So Ross was obviously accumulating. I would even guess that he had been holding almost all the bitcoins that he got.
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That's important, DPR was in accumulation mode during 2013, and if now BOTH him and the US gov believe it's time to cash out, then they both expect much lower prices in the near future.
Yer like when UK prime minister expected gold to plumet and sold 70% of the UK's gold reserves only to see it rally to a new all time high.
Or when the Russians signed a gas deal with the Chinese this year only to realise after transportation they would make a loss.
Or when The UK decided not to join the euro when the pound was worth 2 euros only to see the euro almost reach parity with the pound.
Or like when Japan decided to use QE to solve the looming recession only to see 15 years of stagnation followed by another recession now starting.
Governments are cleaver like that.