BTC Whale

​​Whale Awakens: $257M in Dormant Bitcoin Moves After 11-Year Hiatus

December 3, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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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 a fortune of 2,700 bitcoins that had been untouched since December 2013. Originally […]

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Bitcoin’s Dormant Giants: March Sees Unprecedented Movement of Vintage BTC

March 24, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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In recent times, bitcoin has consistently remained above the $60,000 mark throughout the entire month of March. With its value soaring, many long-standing holders have started to transfer substantial quantities of dormant bitcoins from wallets that have not seen activity for years. March has emerged as a pivotal month for transactions involving these vintage bitcoins. […]

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Bitcoin Whale Transfers $13 Million Worth of Dormant Coins Dating Back to 2012 and 2013

April 21, 2023 Bitcoin.com

2009 Block Reward

Following the transfer of $60 million worth of bitcoins on April 19, after more than nine years of dormancy, another whale has made its move. The whale, who acquired 1,129 bitcoins in 2012 and 2013, has transferred 464 bitcoins worth $13 million for the first time in nine years. 464 Bitcoin Move From an Old […]

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Bitcoin’s Third Largest Wallet Changed Hands, but Onchain Data Shows It’s Likely the Same Owner

December 4, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Last year and during the first half of 2022, speculators assumed the third-largest bitcoin address was a ‘mysterious whale,’ even though the wallet had shown strong characteristics of being a cryptocurrency exchange. The address known as “1P5ZED” has since been replaced by another address, after the wallet started to transfer its entire bitcoin balance in […]

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A String of 200 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2010 Worth $4.27 Million Moved on Friday

June 25, 2022 Bitcoin.com

200 Bitcoin

While the price of bitcoin is holding above the $21K per unit range, four bitcoin block rewards mined in 2010 were spent for the first time in over 11 years. The four block rewards were mined between September and October 2010 and the 200 bitcoin worth $4.27 million were transferred to an unknown wallet. 4 […]

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Rumors Claim Large Bitcoin Wallet Is a Whale’s Stash or Microstrategy’s Wallet Despite Conflicting Data

April 21, 2022 Bitcoin.com

3rd largest address

Five months ago, Bitcoin.com News published a story concerning the speculation surrounding the third-largest bitcoin wallet, as many observers believe the address is a mega whale. The report noted at the time that the address “1P5ZED” shows all the tell-tale signs that it’s an exchange platform, but to this very day speculators still assume and […]

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Mega Awakening — Whale Transfers 429 ‘Sleeping Bitcoin’ From 2010 Worth Over $16.8 Million

March 10, 2022 Bitcoin.com

$16.8 million

After tapping a 24-hour high at $42,592 per unit, the price of bitcoin lost the gains it gathered on Wednesday, sliding more than 5% during Thursday morning’s trading sessions. Meanwhile, as crypto prices fluctuated, an odd bitcoin transaction from 2010 was transferred at 1:45 a.m. (UTC) moving 429 bitcoin worth $16.8 million. Large Sum of […]

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While Speculators Believe Bitcoin’s Third-Largest Wallet Is a Mystery Whale, Onchain Data Suggests It’s an Exchange

November 20, 2021 Bitcoin.com

3rd largest address

The price of bitcoin has dipped below the $60K zone, a number of people have been talking about the third-largest bitcoin address called “1P5ZED” which has accumulated thousands of bitcoin during the last few days. Nobody knows who the owner of the wallet is but it holds more than 111,359 bitcoin, as it’s been steadily […]

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While BTC Skyrocketed to $69K, Whale From 2013 Transfers $147 Million Worth of ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’

November 10, 2021 Bitcoin.com

$147 million

Following the string of 20 block rewards spent on Wednesday, an idle bitcoin wallet that was created on July 10, 2013, transferred 2,207 so-called ‘sleeping bitcoins’ worth over $147 million. Both of these massive transactions took place on the same day bitcoin reached an all-time price high at $69,000. 2013 Whale Transfers 2,207 Bitcoin Worth […]

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