The number of Bitcoin wallets holding 100 BTC or more has just hit a 17-month high, after a surge in hodling over the past month. Data shared by Blockchain analytics platform Santiment in an Aug. 31 X post, shows over 283 wallets managed to cross the 100 Bitcoin (BTC) mark in August. “As crypto prices have let retail traders down, Bitcoin whales are growing in number. A net gain of +283 wallets holding at least 100 BTC has emerged in just 1 month,” Santiment said. “The now 16,120 such wallets on the network has broken a 17-month high.” In the same period, Santiment reported that wallets with a…