Long-Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet Reemerges After 9 Years, Moves 216 BTC Worth $22.47M

On Friday, while bitcoin floated just north of the $100,000 mark, a 2016-era whale suddenly woke up—moving 216.95 BTC valued at $22.47 million after sitting still for 9 years and 4 months. Dormant 2016 Wallet Makes a Splash Talk around town has zeroed in on OG bitcoin holders shifting hefty stacks of long-idle coins. Since … Read more

Bitcoin Holders Break Silence: 4.6 Million Dormant Coins Spring Back to Life in 2025

In the first week of November, bitcoin’s price dipped 5.68%, adding to October’s 3.69% slide. The chatter this year has centered on long-resting coins suddenly waking up—something many believe has kept the market moving sideways all year. Onchain analyst James Check reports that roughly 4.64 million BTC have come back to life in 2025 after … Read more

Onchain Analyst: Long-Sleeping Bitcoin Whale Resurfaces, Shifting 2,300 BTC to Paxos Wallet

On Monday, onchain analyst Emmett Gallic spotted a heavyweight bitcoin whale making waves after dropping 2,300 BTC into a Paxos-tagged deposit address. Despite that hefty move, the whale is still swimming in deep crypto waters—holding 32,490.38 BTC worth a cool $3.44 billion. Analyst Emmett Gallic Flags $245M Bitcoin Move From Long-Inactive Whale Bitcoin’s price has … Read more

Bitcoin Resurrection: $298M in Dormant BTC Springs Back to Life in October

On Halloween — fittingly the 17th anniversary of Bitcoin’s white paper — a vintage wallet from Nov. 4, 2011, jolted back to life, moving 100 long-sleeping BTC for the first time since they were mined. Throughout October, 98 dormant wallets stirred, transferring a combined $298 million worth of bitcoin that hadn’t budged in years. Old … Read more

Ancient Bitcoin Awakens: 2011 Wallet Shifts 4,000 BTC After 14 Years of Silence

On Thursday, an X post from Whale Alert lit up the feeds after revealing that 4,000 BTC—worth a cool $442 million—just woke up from a 14-year nap. Blockchain data shows that out of the long-slumbering stash, 150 BTC quietly tiptoed into a new wallet, leaving the crypto crowd buzzing. Vintage 2011 Bitcoin Wallet Springs to … Read more

Dormant Whales Stir Amid Bitcoin’s Cool Down — $28 Million in Vintage BTC Just Shifted

In the past 24 hours, bitcoin has slipped 1.8% against the U.S. dollar, and the bears have been calling the shots for the last two weeks, dragging the top crypto down by 13%. During the slump, a long-silent stash of 262.43 BTC—valued at just over $28 million—stirred from its digital slumber. $28 Million in Bitcoin … Read more

$4 Billion Buried in Brass, Silver and Gold: The Unclaimed Casascius Coins Still Guarding Over 38,000 BTC

Since the start of the year, data shows about 432 Casascius physical bitcoins have been cracked open and redeemed—revealing roughly 1,100 BTC inside, valued at more than $119 million using today’s exchange rates. Even after all that peeling action, over 38,000 BTC—worth north of $4 billion—remain sealed within 17,746 active Casascius coins, still holding their … Read more

While Bitcoin Stumbles, $63 Million in Long-Idle BTC Roars Back to Life

Bitcoin’s taking a breather — it’s now lounging 17.2% below its all-time high of just over $126,000 hit ten days ago, and the wider crypto market isn’t exactly radiating sunshine either. The plot thickens though: while traders nurse their losses, a few ancient bitcoin hoards have decided it’s time to stretch their legs, shaking off … Read more

Long-Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Reactivate Amid Record-High Price Rally

With bitcoin smashing fresh highs on Monday, roughly 342.77 long-dormant coins — now worth $41.8 million — stirred for the first time in years, breaking their silence amid the rally. Bitcoin’s $126K High Prompts Early Holders to Reposition Their Coins On Oct. 6, 2025, bitcoin climbed to an all-time high of $126,272 per coin on … Read more

September Sparked a Dormant Bitcoin Revival: $342M in Long-Lost BTC Moves

With bitcoin’s volatile price chaos in September rattling traders yet still locking in a 5.16% monthly gain, data shows 2,803.62 long-silent bitcoin, worth $342 million, finally broke their slumber and moved for the first time in years. 70 Dormant Wallets From Early Days Moved Over 2,800 BTC According to blockchain parser btcparser.com, September logged 70 … Read more