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$31M in Dormant Bitcoin Awakens After 11 Years of Silence
13.5.2025
On Tuesday, an address dormant since April 3, 2014, reactivated to transfer 300 bitcoin—valued at $31.06 million—for the first time in over 11 years. Bitcoin Time Capsule Opens: 2014 Whale Wallet Transfers $31M As bitcoin trades above the $103,000 mark, a number of long-idle coins have stirred back...
Ghosts of the Silk Road: Dormant Wallets Move Over $322M in Bitcoin
6.5.2025
On Monday, two long-dormant wallets—first activated in July 2013, precisely a decade and ten months ago—moved 3,421 bitcoin valued at $322.5 million, marking their first transaction since inception. Long-Dormant Silk Road Wallets Move Millions in Bitcoin Data compiled on May 5, 2025, reveals...
Australia’s finance watchdog to crack down on dormant crypto exchanges
30.4.2025
Australia’s financial intelligence agency has told inactive registered crypto exchanges to withdraw their registrations or risk having them canceled over fears that the dormant firms could be used for scams.There are currently 427 crypto exchanges registered with the Australian Transaction...
Australia’s finance watchdog to crack down on dormant crypto exchanges
30.4.2025
Australia’s financial intelligence agency has told inactive registered crypto exchanges to withdraw their registrations or risk having them canceled over fears that the dormant firms could be used for scams.There are currently 427 crypto exchanges registered with the Australian Transaction...
Unlocking the potential of dormant Bitcoin in DeFi
21.4.2025
Opinion by: Amitej Gajjala, co-founder and CEO of KernelDAOBitcoin is the principal asset of the cryptocurrency world and even one of the world’s top 10 most valuable assets, recognized for its role as a store of value. Yet a huge percentage of the Bitcoin (BTC) supply remains dormant...
Unlocking the potential of dormant Bitcoin in DeFi
21.4.2025
Opinion by: Amitej Gajjala, co-founder and CEO of KernelDAOBitcoin is the principal asset of the cryptocurrency world and even one of the world’s top 10 most valuable assets, recognized for its role as a store of value. Yet a huge percentage of the Bitcoin (BTC) supply remains dormant...
Dormant 2011 Bitcoin Wallet Awakens, Transferring 100 BTC Worth $8.5M
24.3.2025
On Sunday, a wallet that had lain inactive for nearly 14 years sprang to life, executing a transaction of 100 BTC—a haul from 2011 now valued at $8.5 million. 14-Year-Dormant Bitcoin Migrates to Modern P2SH Addresses At block height 889,103, a long-dormant Pay-to-Public-Key-Hash (P2PKH) wallet...
Mystery Transfer: Long-Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Moves 534 BTC Worth $45M
21.3.2025
With bitcoin hovering between $83,880 and just above the $86,000 range on Thursday, a long-inactive wallet first created on March 18, 2016—exactly nine years ago this week—moved 534.94 BTC, now valued at around $45 million based on current exchange rates. $45 Million in Bitcoin Moves for the First...
Dormant Ether Whale Moves $13M in ETH to Kraken
11.3.2025
Large movement of coins to exchanges often breeds price volatility
XRP Price Defends $2.50 as Dormant Whale Deposits 2.65M XRP: Is $3.87 Next?
7.3.2025
XRP price recovery teases a bull cycle within a broader pattern to reach the $3.87 mark for a…
Strategic Shifts: Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Move $130M in February
1.3.2025
In February 2025, long-static bitcoin wallets redistributed 1,549.25 BTC—worth roughly $130.45 million at a current per-unit price of $84,202—signaling a smaller revival of inactive holdings compared to last month. Fewer Vintage Vaults Crack Open: 1,549 Bitcoin Reallocated Blockchain...
Dormant Wallets Stir: 89 Legacy Addresses Move $348M in Bitcoin in January
4.2.2025
In January 2025, bitcoin exhibited modest volatility yet clung steadfastly above the $100,000 threshold through much of the month’s closing weeks. Within this period, dormant holdings totaling 3,422.29 BTC—equivalent to $348.11 million at prevailing valuations—stirred into...
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 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...