2013

Two More Sleeping Bitcoin Addresses Wake From Slumber, Moving 1,045 BTC

July 7, 2024 Bitcoin.com

2013

Two days ago, a dormant bitcoin wallet moved over 1,000 bitcoins on July 5, and since then, two more notable awakenings have occurred in the past 48 hours. On Saturday, an address created in December 2013 spent approximately 149.99 BTC for the first time in over a decade. On Sunday, another historic wallet from April […]

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Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet Transfers 1,000 BTC Worth Over $56M After a Decade

July 6, 2024 Bitcoin.com

2013

On Friday, July 5, 2024, at 8 p.m. EDT, as bitcoin’s price hovered around $56,500 per unit, a dormant wallet, created on Nov. 24, 2013, transferred over 1,000 BTC, valued at $56.5 million, at block height 850,855. Long-Inactive Bitcoin Wallet Transfers Over $56M At 8 p.m., or Bitcoin block height 850,855, a wallet created ten […]

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9 Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Reactivate, Moving $7.5M Amid BTC Price Drop

July 5, 2024 Bitcoin.com

2013

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 million. The initial three wallets, […]

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Dormant Bitcoin Address Awakens After a Decade, Moves $9.8 Million in BTC

May 29, 2024 Bitcoin.com

2013

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, May has witnessed numerous dormant bitcoin […]

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Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Transfers 114 BTC Worth $7.6M After 11 Years

May 20, 2024 Bitcoin.com

2013

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 awakenings of long-dormant bitcoin addresses, but some noteworthy […]

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Bitcoin Whale From 2013 Resurfaces, Moves Over 1,000 BTC Worth $61 Million 

May 12, 2024 Bitcoin.com

2013

On May 12, as bitcoin hovered slightly above the $61,000 mark, two dormant bitcoin wallets, inactive for over ten years and eight months, executed transactions totaling 1,000 bitcoins valued at approximately $61.1 million. It appears that both wallets, created on the same day, were owned by the same individual. Dormant for a Decade: Bitcoin Wallets […]

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Crypto Firm Wyre Reportedly Shuts Down After Canceled Bolt Acquisition, CEO Claims Firm Is Just ‘Scaling Back’ Operations

January 5, 2023 Bitcoin.com

2013

According to several reports, Wyre, a cryptocurrency payments firm, is allegedly sunsetting its business. Wyre’s purported wind down follows Bolt, another payments company, canceling its plan to acquire Wyre in September. Wyre CEO Ioannis Giannaros, however, told Axios that the company is “still operating” and is simply “scaling back.” Wyre Cryptocurrency Payments Firm Allegedly Shutting […]

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BTC Wraps up 13 Consecutive Years of Recorded Market Value, With No Santa Rally in 2022

December 25, 2022 Bitcoin.com

2010

By the end of this year bitcoin will have 13 consecutive years of recorded market value under its belt. Seven of those years saw Santa rallies all the way up until New Year’s Eve, and five of the 13 years saw bearish returns from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31. There’s still six more days left […]

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Addresses That Sat Idle for Years Transferred 1,221 Bitcoins Worth $20M Over the Last 4 Days

December 4, 2022 Bitcoin.com

$20 million

During the last seven days, bitcoin’s price has remained above the $16K region following the aftermath of FTX’s collapse. Since then, a number of ‘sleeping bitcoins’ that sat idle for five to nine years have been moving during the last four days. Bitcoins that were worth far less back then are being transferred for the […]

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‘Sleeping Bitcoin’ Spends Slow Down Considerably in 2022, as 92 Decade-Old BTC Worth $1.79 Million Wake Up

October 25, 2022 Bitcoin.com

$1.79 million

While the price of bitcoin has remained range bound and coasting along just above the $19K zone, over 60% of the bitcoin in circulation has not moved in a year or more. Moreover, there’s been very few transfers from bitcoins stemming from 2010, and it’s been more than two months since the last 2010 block […]

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