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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...
Bitcoin miner wallets awaken after over 15 years — Is this Satoshi?
20.9.2024
Five miner wallets that received block rewards weeks after Bitcoin's launch started moving their tokens.
Bitcoin price turns shaky ahead of potential Fed rate cut and weak global economic data
16.9.2024
Bitcoin price wobbles near $58,000 as uncertainty over the Fed’s monetary policy decision looms and traders eyeball weak economic data in China
$135.4M in Dormant Bitcoin Revived by Mid-Sept., 2016 Wallets Dominate Activity
15.9.2024
According to the latest figures, 32 dormant bitcoin transactions have surfaced during the first two weeks of September 2024, with a hefty 2,253.54 BTC spent so far. When it comes to the biggest spenders, btcparser.com shows wallets dating back to 2016 took the lead, moving a total of 1,549.51...
Dormant Bitcoin Wallet From 2013 Springs to Life With $8M Transfer
9.9.2024
On Monday, as bitcoin began bouncing back from its recent dip to $52,546 just three days earlier, a dormant bitcoin wallet suddenly sprang to life. For the first time since Nov. 20, 2013, the wallet moved 146.43 BTC, a stash now valued at just over $8 million. Old Bitcoin Wallet Transfers 146...
Bitcoin’s August Slump: Dormant Wallets Stirred, But Vintage BTC Spending Slowed
2.9.2024
Bitcoin faced a challenging August, with its price dipping by 8.6%. Data shows that although 84 previously inactive bitcoin wallets became active last month, the total amount of vintage BTC spent was lower in August than in July. Specifically, dormant wallets spent around 2,291 BTC from addresses...
A Dormant Wallet Sends $Floki Worth $2.27 Million to Binance
30.8.2024
A dormant wallet associated with the Floki project was reactivated after 2.5 years of inactivity after 15.22 billion…
2 Vintage Bitcoin Wallets From 2011 Spring to Life, Moving $4.7 Million in BTC
25.8.2024
Over the past day, bitcoin has been hovering just under the $64,000 mark, while two wallets, which had been inactive for more than 13 years, suddenly moved 75 bitcoin worth $4.7 million. These transactions are particularly notable as they mark the only activity from 2011 this month, making them...
Dormant Bitcoin Wallets From 2013 and 2014 Come Alive Moving $20.3M
21.8.2024
As bitcoin hovers just below the $60,000 mark, two long-dormant bitcoin wallets, untouched since 2014 and 2013, sprang to life, moving a total of 342.59 BTC, valued at $20.3 million at today’s rates. 2 Vintage Bitcoin Wallets Suddenly Awaken, Moving $20.3 Million On Wednesday, a bitcoin...
Dormant Bitcoin Wallet From 2014 Moves $10.2M—After a Decade
16.8.2024
On Aug. 16, 2024, with bitcoin (BTC) hovering above the $58,000 mark, a bitcoin wallet that had been untouched since Jan. 8, 2014, moved 174.88 BTC for the first time in over a decade. Back when the funds were initially secured by the P2PKH (Pay to Public Key Hash) address, they were valued...
$67M Shifted—August Sees Tepid Activity in Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Movements
14.8.2024
Between Aug. 1 and Aug. 14, more than 1,109 BTC, worth around $67 million, moved from long-dormant bitcoin wallets that had been inactive for years. The bulk of this activity came from 17 distinct wallets, all originating in 2017, making this the largest movement of previously idle bitcoin from...
Bitcoin sell pressure risk as $1.7B in dormant BTC moves over 2 days
14.8.2024
The movement of more than $1.7 billion in “dormant” Bitcoin could lead to downward pressure on Bitcoin in the coming weeks, according to an onchain analyst
Over a Dozen 11-Year-Old Bitcoin Wallets Awaken, Transferring Millions
10.8.2024
In recent days, as bitcoin edged past the $60,000 mark after dipping below $50,000 on Monday, Aug. 5, a couple of intriguing dormant bitcoin transfers have surfaced from wallets established in 2013. The first case involved an individual who moved 250 BTC—worth just over...
Long-Dormant Wallets Tied to $4B PlusToken China Ponzi Moves 2.8K Ether
7.8.2024
In November 2020, Chinese authorities seized almost $4 billion worth of various tokens, including ETH, bitcoin (BTC), dogecoin (DOGE), xrp (XRP), among others
Plus Token Ponzi-linked wallet moves $2B ETH after 3.3 years of dormancy
7.8.2024
After 3.3 years of inactivity, cryptocurrency wallets linked to the Plus Token Ponzi scheme move $2 billion in Ether (ETH), potentially impacting the market