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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...
Report: Long-Term Holders Gobble Up $1.35B in Bitcoin Each Month While Altcoin Mania Lies Dormant
11.10.2023
Seasoned crypto investors continue scooping up bitcoin (BTC) at a rate of 50,000 coins per month valued at $1.35 billion, according to blockchain analytics firm Glassnode’s latest onchain report. This supply tightening comes as the broader digital asset market remains “exceptionally...
October Resurgence: Decade-Old Bitcoin Wallets Awaken, Moving Over $50 Million in Vintage BTC
7.10.2023
Though Bitcoin’s value has risen from its position last month, September saw a surge in dormant Bitcoin transfers from long-inactive BTC wallets. This trend hasn’t slowed; in the initial week of October, several 2014 wallets came alive, moving 860 BTC — valued at over...
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...
Dormant 2012 ‘Sleeping Bitcoin’ Addresses Spring to Life, Moving $8.6M in Vintage Coins
16.9.2023
Onchain evidence reveals that three dormant ‘sleeping bitcoin’ addresses, established in January 2012, have awakened, moving a total of 325.19 bitcoin valued at over $8.6 million after an 11-year hiatus. Vintage Bitcoin Vaults Open: $8.6M Moved From 2012 Dormant Addresses Bitcoin News...
Dormant Bitcoin Awakenings: $958 Million in ‘Sleeping Coins’ Stir in 2023
11.9.2023
In 2023, a notable wave of dormant ‘sleeping bitcoin’ transactions resurfaced, totaling a staggering 37,330 BTC valued at $958 million based on current BTC exchange rates. Throughout the year, analysis revealed that these inactive bitcoin wallets from 2010 and 2011 are becoming...
$21 Million in ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Awaken After Years of Dormancy
6.9.2023
Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) price dipping 6.4% this week and hovering below the $26K mark, a flurry of activity was noted between September 5th and 6th as several substantial ‘sleeping bitcoins’ stirred. After a lull of slightly over six years, an individual splurged 359.92...
Awakening of a Bitcoin Giant: $30 Million in BTC Moved From Dormant Wallets After 6-Year Slumber
28.8.2023
In 2023, multiple dormant bitcoin transactions caught the public’s attention and made headlines. Sunday night marks another significant event after a ‘sleeping bitcoin’ whale from 2017 stirred, spending an impressive 1,177.89 BTC — worth more than $30 million —...
Glassnode and Ark Invest Introduce ‘Cointime Economics’ — A New Model to Measure Bitcoin’s Value
27.8.2023
Researchers from Glassnode and Ark Invest have collaborated to develop a new economic model for analyzing Bitcoin’s onchain metrics called “Cointime Economics.” The framework offers an alternative way to measure the economic activity and value of bitcoin based...
Dormant Since 2010, Bitcoin Address Awakens to Move 1,005 BTC Worth $29.7 Million
14.8.2023
On the morning of Monday, August 14, 2023, at the precise block height of 803,135, a dormant bitcoin address — created on November 9, 2010 — stirred to life. After lying in slumber for an exacting 12.9 years, it awoke to spend a staggering 1,005 bitcoin, a sum swelling to...
Idle No More: $11.4 Million in ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Wake up After Years of Dormancy
13.8.2023
Hovering just above the $29,000 mark, bitcoin’s value remained relatively stable while an interesting event occurred on Saturday afternoon: a dormant cache of 195.79 bitcoins, untouched for over seven years, was transferred for the first time since 2016. This action was followed by another...
Rising Dormant Bitcoin Numbers Suggest Holding Is a Preferred Investment Strategy
8.8.2023
Almost 69% of circulating bitcoin have been inactive for at least a year
Whale reclaims $74M in ETH locked in the ENS auction
31.7.2023
ENS founder Nick Johnson urged users to check their own addresses and reclaim their deposited funds
Rare 2010 Bitcoin Block Reward Stirs After 13 Years of Dormancy
25.7.2023
On July 24, 2023, a block reward from 2010 was transferred for the first time in 13 years, marking this month’s first expenditure of dormant bitcoin from that year. So far this year, a total of nine such block rewards from the 2010 era have been spent, resulting in the transfer of...
Sleeping Bitcoin wallet stirs after 11 years, moving over $30M
24.7.2023
The anonymous Bitcoin whale is up over 600,000% from their 2011 purchase of BTC at $4.92
Dormant $30 Million Bitcoin Cache Roused After 11 Years: 8 Sleeping Wallets From 2012 Stirred to Life in July
23.7.2023
Under the cover of darkness early Saturday morning, July 22, 2023, precisely at 12:51 a.m. UTC, a former dormant bitcoin address, home to 1,037.42 BTC—valued at $30 million—stirred to life for the first time since 2012. Long-dormant Bitcoin Address Springs to Life, Moving $30 Million...
Nearly 80,000 Dormant Ether ICO Tokens Awaken in 2023, Including 61,216 ETH Transfer to Kraken
19.7.2023
Based on onchain metrics, a dormant wallet containing 61,216 ether acquired during the initial coin offering (ICO) has recently transferred the cryptocurrency after lying idle for a span of eight years. The funds have reportedly been sent to the crypto exchange, Kraken. This occurrence marks...
Dormant pre-mined Ethereum worth $116M resurrects after 8 years
19.7.2023
During the pre-mine period, 61,216 Ether was worth roughly $20 million at the time. However, eight years later, the tokens are worth more than $116 million
Dormant Bitcoin Wallets From 2010 Resurface: 100 Bitcoins Transferred After More Than 12 Years
26.6.2023
Following the spending of 50 bitcoins from 2010 on June 15, after more than 12 years of dormancy, approximately 11 days later, another group of dormant wallets created in 2010 transferred 100 bitcoins worth just over $3 million for the first time in well over a decade. 2023 Records 8 Block Rewards...