Babylon BTC staking protocol saw the unstaking of a massive 14,929 BTC. This follows April 4’s unstaking where 256 BTC were unstaked in one day. BTC saw a temporary pullback after the unstaking, retesting the 20-day EMA. The crypto market saw a huge Bitcoin move Wednesday when around 14,929 BTC, worth approximately $1.26 billion, was unstaked from Babylon, a popular decentralized Bitcoin staking protocol. On-chain data platform Lookonchain noted the event occurred around 10:30 AM UTC. The unstaked Bitcoin (BTC) was split across multiple addresses – a pattern often hinting at strategic moves by a large entity, possibly an institution. About 5 hours ago, 14,929 $BTC ($1.26B) was unstaked from Babylon. https://t.co/W2s7Df8XDb https://t.co/VeHEi6cSew https://t.co/tp24Ku2klg https://t.co/MC0nocziga pic.twitter.com/eZBsPAyrBA — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) April 17, 2025 The unstaking comes on the heels of Babylon’s recent $600 million airdrop of its native token, BABY, to early users. Smaller BTC unstaking amounts were already observed following that airdrop. Related: ‘Fed on the Clock’: Hayes Links Bond Market Stress to Coming Bitcoin Gains For … The post Here’s How Bitcoin Price Reacted to the $1.26B Babylon Unstaking Event appeared first on Coin Edition .