**News:**

• According to IntoTheBlock, the average holding period for Bitcoin is 4.4 years, confirming its status as “digital gold.”

• Litecoin is second with 2.6 years, ahead of Ethereum, Dogecoin, and Shiba Inu, which have an average holding period of 2.4 years.

• Chainlink and Toncoin are held for an average of 1.9 years, while Tron and Cardano are held for 1.2 years.

• Tether and Avalanche have the shortest holding periods, at 8.9 and 7.7 months, respectively.