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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
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
On Friday, as crypto prices swung wildly, a fresh batch of 300 bitcoins from 2012 — untouched for roughly 13 years — was moved for the first time. Altogether, this single holder has now shifted 1,600 BTC from 2012 wallets this month alone, a stash valued at more than $187 million today. Old-School Bitcoin Wallets … Read more
Since Aug. 10, following a string of four 100 BTC transactions from 2012, nearly 1,800 BTC—worth over $212 million—has moved for the first time in years over the past four days. Old-School Bitcoin Stashes Continue to Wake After our report on 400 BTC shifting from separate bitcoin addresses first established in 2012, another similar transaction … Read more
This weekend, with bitcoin trading 4.2% higher than last week, a quartet of long-forgotten wallets from June and July 2012 sprang to life, shifting 400 BTC valued at $47.45 million — their first move in more than 13 years. Vintage Bitcoin Revival: 400 Coins From 2012 Reemerge Although August hasn’t yet matched July’s streak of … Read more
On Aug. 7, at block height 908992, a major whale finally stirred, moving a hefty 3,000 bitcoins—valued at more than $348 million—that had been sitting untouched since 2015. It was the first time these coins had budged in 9 years and 273 days. Mystery Whale Moves $348M in BTC as 30 Old Wallets Reactivate A … Read more
On Tuesday, with bitcoin sitting comfortably above $110,000, holding at $113,850 by 4 p.m. Eastern time, a long-time holder moved 1,100 BTC — worth $125.23 million — for the first time in more than eight years. Long-Dormant Bitcoin Fortune Reappears Following last month’s record spends, dormant bitcoins are still stirring in August. On Aug. 5, … Read more
Based on the latest metrics, July proved to be a milestone month for dormant bitcoin activity, with a staggering $9.69 billion in aged coins springing to life. Kicking off August with more action, an address untouched for over 12 years suddenly stirred—moving $35.36 million worth of bitcoin for the very first time. Bitcoin’s Vintage Revival … Read more
On Thursday, the final day of July, five ancient bitcoin block rewards from 2010 finally budged after sitting still for well over a decade. Worth close to $30 million, the stash was split between two freshly minted — yet still unidentified — Pay-to-Witness-Public-Key-Hash (P2WPKH) wallets. 15-Year-Old Bitcoin Rewards Spring to Life Old-school holders continue to … Read more
On Wednesday afternoon, at block height 907849, a long-silent bitcoin stash finally stirred. The holder, who scooped up 500 BTC between June 10 and July 31, 2017, moved the coins for the first time in nearly eight years. From $1.3M to $58M: Dormant Bitcoin Awakens in Synchronized Transfers The date is July 30 on a … Read more
