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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...
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...
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 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…
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...
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 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...
$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...
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
9 Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Reactivate, Moving $7.5M Amid BTC Price Drop
5.7.2024
While bitcoin’s price was at $60,382 on July 3, it dropped significantly to $53,550 two days later before rebounding back to $56,642 by 12:50 p.m. EDT on July 5. Notably, nine dormant bitcoin wallets created in 2013, 2016, and 2017 became active on Friday, moving 133.41 BTC valued at $7.5...
Dormant Bitcoin Wallets From 2010-2017 Transfer $294M in June
2.7.2024
Long-time bitcoin holders moved a total of 4,681.438 BTC, worth $294 million, from dormant wallets dating from 2010 to 2017. The most significant activity was from addresses created in 2016, with 2,442.302 BTC exchanged across 14 transactions. 4,681 BTC Moved From Long-Inactive Wallets While...
Dormant Bitcoin wallet moves $536M after over 5-year hiatus
12.6.2024
The Bitcoin whale didn’t even send test transactions before moving their 8,000 Bitcoin
Dormant Bitcoin Address Awakens After a Decade, Moves $9.8 Million in BTC
29.5.2024
May has emerged as a notable month for ‘sleeping bitcoin’ transactions, with a long-dormant address, inactive for ten years and six months, awakening on May 28 to move 145.89 BTC, valued at $9.8 million. Over $109 Million in Bitcoin From 2013 Moved in May After a much quieter April...
Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Transfers 114 BTC Worth $7.6M After 11 Years
20.5.2024
With bitcoin’s price up 6.8% from last week, a dormant bitcoin address from 2013 became active for the first time in over 11 years, transferring 114.42 bitcoins valued at $7.67 million. Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet Awakens After 11 Years, Moves 114 Bitcoins April and May have seen fewer...
Dormant Bitcoin wallet awakens to $61,000 windfall
14.5.2024
In a surprising twist that echoes tales of buried treasure, an old Bitcoin wallet that has been inactive since 2011 suddenly becomes active, transferring an amount of $30 million worth of Bitcoin. This unforeseen incident has triggered the interest of the people engaged in the world...