Long-Dormant Bitcoin Whale Awakens, Moves $45.6M in BTC After Nearly 12 Years

A dusty old bitcoin wallet from November 2013 recently woke up, stretched its digital legs, and unloaded 400 BTC—worth a cool $45.6 million today—marking its first move in nearly 12 years. A bitcoin whale rolled out of hibernation at block height 916840, btcparser.com data shows, shifting 400.07908897 BTC after approximately 11 years, 10 months, and … Read more

12 Crypto Time Capsules Open in 2 Days: Dormant Wallets Move $32M in Bitcoin

Dormant no more, a dozen long-silent bitcoin wallets just broke their decade-long nap and dropped a combined 294.56 BTC—roughly $32.24 million—back into circulation over the last 48 hours. Bitcoin Blast From the Past: 12 Dormant Wallets Shift Nearly 300 BTC Since Sept. 26, nearly 300 BTC that hadn’t twitched in years suddenly stirred. The oldest … Read more

Vintage 2013 Bitcoin Wallets Dump 300 BTC Into Bitstamp After 12-Year Silence

After Tuesday and Wednesday’s dormancy drama, another blast from bitcoin’s past strutted onto the stage. Three wallets minted in 2013 finally broke their 12-year silence, shifting 300 BTC—now valued at north of $35 million—like it was pocket change. From $40K to Over $35 Million: 2013 Bitcoin Moves After 12-Year Hibernation At block heights 915227 through … Read more

Dormant Bitcoin Giant Stirs, Moves 1,000 BTC After Decade in Hiding

According to blockchain parsing data from btcparser.com, a pack of long-silent wallets have been stirring back to life over the past 48 hours. Several Bitcoin Time Capsules Opened Over the Last 48 Hours On Tuesday, one slumbering bitcoin address finally stretched its legs, sending out 99 BTC—the first activity since Jan. 23, 2014—breaking a silence … Read more

Ancient Bitcoin Giants Awaken: Close to 700 BTC Stirs After Years of Silence

Blockchain parsers spotted a relic stirring: a bitcoin wallet that had been silent since 2012 just jolted awake, moving its hefty stash of 232.16 BTC for the first time in more than a decade. From Dust to Treasure And it wasn’t alone—over the past few days, btcparser.com shows a handful of other long-sleeping wallets also … Read more

635 Dormant BTC Wake in September’s First Week, 500 Tied to a 2017 Whale

More than 9,000 dormant bitcoins moved in August after years of silence. September is now showing its own stirrings, with a slew of 2017 wallets waking and pushing the edge once more. September Sees Sleeping Bitcoin Wallets Stir Last month, 9,062 BTC left vintage addresses, shifting onchain for either sale or consolidation. September is now … Read more

Bitcoin’s Sleeping Giants Awaken, Sending 9,062 BTC Across the Chain in August 

Based on current data, approximately 157 long-inactive wallets reawakened in August, collectively dispersing about 9,062.74 BTC over the month worth close to $1 billion. $981M in Bitcoin Emerges From Hibernation Btcparser.com data shows that roughly $981.76 million in bitcoin (BTC) shifted out of 157 separate P2PKH (Pay-to-Public-Key-Hash) addresses established between 2011 and 2017, while no … Read more

Long-Silent Whale Resurfaces, Fueling Bitcoin and Ethereum Shockwaves

On Friday, several onchain analysts observed that a major player with long-dormant bitcoin wallets began shifting funds. Some suggested the whale might be channeling assets toward Hyperunit and exchanging BTC for ETH. Dormant Bitcoin Beast Unleashes Billions Just last week, a whale drained a bitcoin wallet holding 24,000 BTC, and on Friday afternoon, onchain analyst … Read more

Mysterious Whale Revives Ancient BTC—2,300 Coins Shifted in August Alone

After the mega whale unloaded 24,000 BTC on Sunday evening, an old-school player moved 400 BTC on Monday morning from four separate legacy wallets first created back in the summer of 2012. This same entity has repeated this exact play 19 times already this month. Old-School 2012 Bitcoin Whale Reappears Bitcoin ( BTC) whales have … Read more