Brazil’s Wealthy Sidestep Bitcoin Despite Global Shift
Brazil’s richest investors are starting 2026 with limited interest in Bitcoin (BTC) or crypto. Instead, they are staying close to home, favoring traditional fixed-income products offered by private banks. High real interest rates and an uncertain political year have pushed caution back to the top of the agenda.
This approach runs against the global trend. In other markets, wealthy investors are steadily adding exposure to BTC ETFs, tokenized assets, and digital infrastructure as part of long-term portfolio planning
Brazil’s Wealthy Sidestep Bitcoin Despite Global Shift
Brazil’s richest investors are starting 2026 with limited interest in Bitcoin (BTC) or crypto. Instead, they are staying close to home, favoring traditional fixed-income products offered by private banks. High real interest rates and an uncertain political year have pushed caution back to the top of the agenda.
This approach runs against the global trend. In other markets, wealthy investors are steadily adding exposure to BTC ETFs, tokenized assets, and digital infrastructure as part of long-term portfolio planning
Bitcoin OGs Slow Selling as Price Approaches $100K
According to CryptoQuant analysis, OGs moved far more UTXOs (unspent transaction outputs) than in the previous cycle. UTXOs are the mechanism that ensures Bitcoin can only be spent once, recording the date, address, and amount.
Initially in the cycle, the market presented OGs with the perfect platform to sell off, especially due to institutional buying and government involvement.
However, CryptoQuant analysis now shows that OG selling during local price tops has steadily declined. The last peak of STXO (spent transaction outputs over a period, smoothed using a 90-day average) reached around 2,300 BTC.