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Vintage 2012 and 2013 Bitcoin Wallets Move Millions After Years of Inactivity
31.1.2025
As January draws to a close, a bitcoin wallet that had remained untouched since its creation on May 17, 2012, suddenly sprang to life, moving 204.46 BTC—now valued at $21.4 million—for the first time in nearly 13 years. Shortly after this transaction, two additional dormant addresses...
Dormant 2012-2017 Bitcoin Wallets Move Millions, BTC Whales Quietly Hoard
27.1.2025
Five days ago, a significant number of dormant bitcoins tied to early addresses were reactivated after years of inactivity. Notably, many of these wallets trace their origins to 2017, marking an intriguing revival of funds untouched for years. Meanwhile, market analytics firm Santiment reports that...
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...
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...
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...
Another Stab at Truncated Text
3.9.2024
Seems like we’re always talking about clipping text around here. All it takes is a little browsing to spot a bunch of things we’ve already explored.
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Mario & Sonic Are Dead (The Olympic Games Series, We Mean)
30.7.2024
According to a developer who worked on every game in the Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games franchise, the reason there’s no appearance for the joint Nintendo and Sega venture during the 2024 Paris Olympics is because, well, the whole series is dead and gone. A rumor backed up by Eurogamer...
Dormant 2012 Bitcoin Wallet Awakens, Moves a Notable 1,000 BTC Worth $60 Million
14.7.2024
According to onchain data, a dormant bitcoin wallet created 11 years and nine months ago on Sept. 25, 2012, has transferred 1,000 bitcoins valued at $60 million to an unknown wallet for the first time. 11-Year-Old Bitcoin Wallet Transfers 1,000 BTC for the First Time An old BTC wallet established...
Meme Coins and Macro: U.S. Credit Card Holders Most Stressed Since 2012
19.6.2024
The percentage of credit card loans outstanding for over 90 days has increased to the highest since 2012, a signal that speculative activity may ease off
Over 200 BTC From 2013 and 2012 Wallets Awaken, Now Valued at Over $14M
10.6.2024
Over the past weekend, 211.51 dormant bitcoins valued at $14.79 million were reactivated after over a decade of inactivity. More than half of these funds originated from bitcoin wallets that had been inactive since 2012. Vintage Bitcoin Wallets Unleash 211.51 Bitcoin Since June 8, 2024, a series...
XRP Price Prediction as Ripple Announces New Stablecoin – Can XRP Reach $100?
5.4.2024
News that Ripple Labs is set to launch its very own US dollar-pegged stablecoin has failed to give the XRP (XRP) price a lasting lift. XRP, which is the token of the XRP Ledger launched by Ripple Labs in 2012, was last at $0.587. That leaves it down close to 7% for the week, and […]
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Vintage Bitcoin Vaults Awaken — Over $41M in BTC Moves After 11.7 Years of Slumber
30.3.2024
On Friday, March 29, 2024, an early bitcoin enthusiast who acquired their holdings in 2012 transferred 100 bitcoins, valued at approximately $6.98 million, at block height 836,813. Roughly 42 blocks later, at block height 836,855, another individual, or possibly the same entity, relocated...
Crypto Expert Chosen by Erdogan for Turkey’s Central Bank Board
24.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed professor Fatma Ozkul, an expert in crypto assets and blockchain technology, to the central bank’s rate-setting committee. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, the nomination of Ozkul was announced in a decree...
Slumbering Bitcoin Cache Awakens After More Than a Decade, Transacting $3.77 Million
30.11.2023
In September and October 2023, a surge in activity was observed as numerous dormant bitcoin wallets from 2012 reawakened, transacting millions in bitcoin after lying inactive for more than ten years. Despite this flurry of activity, there were no further movements from these wallets for...
Bitcoin Magazine Clashes With Federal Reserve Over Satirical ‘Fednow’ Merchandise
3.11.2023
According to Bitcoin Magazine, a media outlet dedicated to bitcoin news launched in 2012, representatives, including legal counsel, from the U.S. Federal Reserve have expressed concerns regarding the publication’s satirical Fednow merchandise. The Fed’s representatives assert that...
Great Awakenings — Dormant 2012 Bitcoin Wallet’s $5.7M Spend Linked to October’s Initial 2012 Transfer
20.10.2023
On October 19, 2023, a dormant bitcoin address from 2012 sprang to life at block height 812,946, moving 200 BTC worth $5.74 million for the first time in nearly 11 years. This activity coincides with a recent surge of transfers from 2012 addresses, which began in early September. October Witnesses...
Another Set of Vintage 2012 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Emerge From Dormancy With $6 Million Transfer
9.10.2023
Last month, 19 distinct bitcoin addresses from 2012 awakened, moving coins that had remained untouched for over 11 years. Fast forward to this month, and we’ve already seen four such transfers from 2012. This Sunday, at block heights 811,239 and 811,244, two addresses from that vintage year...
Decade-Old ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Awaken: $8 Million Moved From 2012 Addresses
25.9.2023
In 2023, there’s been a marked uptick in activity from so-called ‘sleeping bitcoins’ that date back to 2012. After eight transactions totaling 520 BTC from 2012 spent four days ago, an address from 2012 moved 149.99 BTC at block height 809,204 on Sunday afternoon. The wallet...
Awakening of 2012 Bitcoins: 8 Transfers Mobilize 520 BTC After 11 Years
20.9.2023
In September 2023, a flurry of dormant so-called “sleeping bitcoins” from 2012 stirred to life. On September 18, a whopping 909 BTC worth more than $24 million changed hands. Not resting there, the momentum carried into the next day when vintage transfers from 2012 mobilized 519.95...
From $10,000 to $24 Million: 909 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2012 Stir After 11 Years
18.9.2023
According to records, a batch of five transactions from “sleeping bitcoin” addresses, established more than 11 years ago in 2012, transferred 909.89 BTC valued at $24.88 million. The value of the whale’s cache of bitcoin when it was acquired was less than $10,000. The 11-Year...