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Dormant BTC Awakens: Over 750 Sleeping Bitcoin Enter Circulation as Prices Consolidate
12.1.2025
During the initial 12 days of 2025, approximately 756.204 dormant bitcoins (BTC), valued at $71.8 million, have reentered circulation after years of inactivity. This revival occurs as bitcoin is trading 12% below its peak of $108,364, achieved 26 days prior on Dec. 17, 2024. $71M Worth of Sleeping...
Dormant Bitcoin Whale Wakes Up with $530M BTC On The Move
16.12.2024
A Bitcoin whale dormant since April 2021 has stirred, transferring approximately $530 million worth of BTC into two…
Capcom Planning To Revive More Of Its 'Dormant' Franchises
16.12.2024
Capcom has confirmed that the publisher plans to revive more old, dormant video game franchises after recently announcing a new Okami and Onimusha. That sound you just heard was thousands of Dino Crisis fans around the world gasping at once. Read more
Whale Awakens: $257M in Dormant Bitcoin Moves After 11-Year Hiatus
3.12.2024
On Tuesday, with bitcoin hovering slightly above $95,000, a long-dormant wallet from 2013 stirred to life, transferring 2,700 BTC—an amount now valued at $257 million—after nearly 11 years of inactivity. Dormant Whale Stirs – 2,700 Bitcoin Moved The whale in question shifted...
$185M in Bitcoin Resurfaces: Dormant 2014 Wallet Awakes After Nearly a Decade
26.11.2024
On Nov. 26, at block height 872,092, a long-dormant stash of 1,965 bitcoin (BTC), valued at a staggering $185.3 million, stirred for the first time in nearly a decade. Vintage 2014 Bitcoin Wallet Awakens: Millions Shift Amid Record Prices As bitcoin hovers above $90,000, trading at $94,342 per coin...
Ether price eyes $3.7K despite $1.3B whale sell-off
22.11.2024
Despite millions of selling pressure, Ether is staging a breakout to above $3,700 due to an emerging bull flag, according to market analysts
Dormant Bitcoin Whale Awakens: 500 BTC Moved After 8 Years, $5.7M Sent to Gemini
21.11.2024
On Thursday, bitcoin (BTC) hit $98,367 per coin before sliding to $96,524. That same day, a dormant whale from 2016 stirred after eight years, spending a hefty 500 BTC, now valued at $48.26 million. Long-Term Holders Come out of the Woodwork Long-term holders (LTHs) are stepping into the spotlight...
Dormant No More: 2012 Bitcoin Wallet Moves $35.7M, Linked to Last Month’s Whale Transfers
18.11.2024
On Sunday, Nov. 17, at block height 870,770, a long-inactive bitcoin wallet—created on June 5, 2012—sprang to life, moving 400 BTC valued at $35.7 million. The individual behind the transaction might be the same entity that transferred bitcoin acquired in 2011 and 2012 just last...
Bitcoin’s Price Spike Awakens $190 Million From Dormant Wallets in Under 2 Weeks
14.11.2024
On Nov. 1, 2024, bitcoin (BTC) was trading at $69,284 per coin, and since then, its price has climbed significantly. Alongside this climb, many sleeping bitcoins from past years have been stirred into activity. Bitcoin Boom Revives $190 Million This week, bitcoin hit a new peak at $93,483 per coin...
Vintage Bitcoin Wallets Resurface—Millions Worth of BTC on the Move as Prices Hit New Highs
6.11.2024
With bitcoin staying solid above the $74,000 mark, a wave of long-dormant bitcoins from years past has suddenly come to life as the price edges higher. Dormant Bitcoin Vaults Open as the Price Climbs Higher Bitcoin (BTC) hit a fresh all-time high, with prices reaching $75,397 per coin on Bitstamp...
Ancient Bitcoin Wallet Awakens: 399 BTC From 2012 Moved by This Month’s 2011 Whale
25.10.2024
On Oct. 25, a long-dormant bitcoin wallet from June 5, 2012—12 years and 4 months old—sprang back to life, moving 399 BTC. 12-Year-Old Wallet Transfers 399 BTC—Tied to the 2011 Bitcoin Whale This month has captivated many as several old wallets, especially from 2011, have...
Vintage 2011 Bitcoin Wallet Moves $10M, Linked to All of October’s 2011 Spends
24.10.2024
On Oct. 24, at block height 867,127, a bitcoin wallet from 2011 suddenly moved 150 bitcoins, marking the first transaction in over 13 years. This is the fifth occurrence this month of bitcoins from 2011 being spent, and it’s extremely likely that most of these transactions are all connected...
Long-Dormant Ethereum ICO Participant Moves 3,000 ETH to Kraken
24.10.2024
Ethereum ICO participant has reactivated their wallet after four months of inactivity, transferring 3,000 ETH (worth $7.63 million)…
A Second 2011 Bitcoin Wallet Moves $10M This Week—Could the Transfers Be Linked?
17.10.2024
On Wednesday, as bitcoin soared to an intraday peak of $68,388 per coin, a wallet from 2011 suddenly sprang to life after lying dormant for over 13 years, spending 150 BTC, valued at $10.17 million. This latest awakening follows the movement of 100 BTC from a similar 2011 address just two days...
Dormant 2011 Bitcoin Wallet Moves $6.59M After 13 Years of Silence
14.10.2024
On Monday, a long-dormant bitcoin wallet, first activated on Aug. 4, 2011, made its move, sending 100 BTC—valued at $6.59 million—out into the world for the first time in over 13 years. While September saw some exciting transactions from 2009-era wallets, October has been relatively...
Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Moved $257M in Vintage BTC in September
1.10.2024
With September now behind us, some surprisingly old bitcoins moved last month—250 BTC from January and February 2009 were spent for the first time in nearly 16 years. Over the course of the month, a total of 4,066.81 BTC from dormant bitcoin addresses, created between 2009 and 2017, were...
2009 Bitcoin Whale Moves 5 BTC to Kraken, Holds Over 1,200 BTC
24.9.2024
An early bitcoin whale has made waves in the crypto world, according to the onchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence. This long-time holder transferred five bitcoins to Kraken, while still sitting on an impressive 1,215 BTC—worth a hefty $77 million as of today. Arkham: Vintage Bitcoin...
1.71 Million BTC From 2009-2012 Block Rewards Still Dormant, Worth Over $100B
22.9.2024
This past week, a batch of five block rewards from 2009 were moved for the first time in almost two years. Interestingly, since 2015, only 48 block rewards from Bitcoin’s creation year have been spent. With the reawakening of these so-called ‘sleeping’ bitcoins from...
A Detailed Analysis of Ancient 2009 Bitcoin Wallet Spending Since 2015
21.9.2024
On Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, blockchain detectives were left stunned when five dormant bitcoin wallets from 2009 suddenly became active. In a fascinating twist, exactly nine years earlier on Sept. 20, 2015, a single block reward from 2009 was spent, with the owner transferring block height 2,800...
Satoshi-Era Wallets Transfer 250 Bitcoin From 2009 in First Action Since 2022
20.9.2024
Between block height 862,079 and 862,087, a group of five vintage bitcoin wallets from 2009 came out of hibernation, spending a total of 250 BTC for the first time in over 15 years. With addresses from the Satoshi era being incredibly rare, these transactions, worth $15.8 million total, marked...