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Use It or Lose It’: AUSTRAC Warns Inactive Crypto Exchanges
30.4.2025
AUSTRAC is cracking down on inactive digital asset exchanges, urging them to voluntarily withdraw their registrations or face forced cancellation to prevent criminal exploitation. Significant Proportion of 427 Registered Exchanges Inactive Australia’s AUSTRAC is taking decisive action against...
89% of Registered Bitcoin Service Providers Remain Inactive in El Salvador
15.4.2025
According to records from the Central Reserve Bank, only 20 registered bitcoin service providers (BSPs) are actively operating in El Salvador, one of which is Chivo, the official government wallet that will soon be disbanded. Barren Land: Only 20 Bitcoin Service Providers Operate in El Salvador...
Dormant Dogecoin Whale Becomes Active Again After A Decade
23.5.2024
After more than ten years of dormancy, an inactive Dogecoin (DOGE) Whale with a wallet balance of 893,303 DOGE (about $145,101) became active on May 22. It was the first transaction made by the account since May 2014.
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32 Vintage ‘Sleeping Bitcoin’ Wallets Spring to Life in May, Surpassing April’s Activity
14.5.2024
Following the awakening of numerous dormant bitcoins in March, April was rather uneventful, with just 72 transfers from idle wallets dating between 2010 and 2017. To date, May has seen 32 transfers from vintage wallets, moving about 1,181 more bitcoin in the past two weeks than during the whole...
Bitcoin Supply Inactive for a Year Slides to 18-Month Low of 65.8%
9.4.2024
The decline likely represents profit-taking by investors who held coins for one year and over and marks a shift from the holding strategy seen through 2023
Sleeping Bitcoin Wallets Awake: Over $14 Million in BTC Moved From Long-Inactive Addresses
28.1.2024
Based on the latest onchain data, on Jan. 27, 2024, a wallet established on Aug. 28, 2013, transferred 115.50 bitcoin valued at $4.84 million, marking its first activity in more than a decade. Furthermore, two dormant accounts from 2017 also executed transactions on Saturday, moving a total...
Mysterious 2015 Whale Transfers 2,101 BTC, Stirring $88M in Bitcoin
19.12.2023
On Dec. 18, 2023, a colossal cache of dormant bitcoins stirred after remaining inactive for eight years and ten months. The whale transferred 2,101 bitcoins, originating from 2015, now valued at $88.55 million, utilizing the prevailing BTC exchange rates. $88M Worth of Bitcoin Moved by Long-Dormant...
3 out of 4 Web3 Games Launched Between 2018 and 2023 Now Inactive — Study
2.12.2023
Between 2018 and 2023, 2,127 out of 2,817 Web3 games launched have either failed or are now inactive, an analysis by Coingecko has shown. The failure rate was the highest in 2019 (94.3%) and 2020 (94.4%) while in 2021, 339 out of 738 games failed, translating to a failure rate of 45.9%. 2020...
Slumbering Bitcoin Cache Awakens After More Than a Decade, Transacting $3.77 Million
30.11.2023
In September and October 2023, a surge in activity was observed as numerous dormant bitcoin wallets from 2012 reawakened, transacting millions in bitcoin after lying inactive for more than ten years. Despite this flurry of activity, there were no further movements from these wallets for...
Bitcoin Supply Inactive For a Year Hits Record High of 70%
23.11.2023
It appears bitcoin holders are not planning on offloading inventory at these price levels or any time soon, one observer said
Multichain Bridge Exploit: Trader’s $280K Becomes $1.9 M Windfall
2.11.2023
A wallet address has managed to transform nearly 1.9 million Fantom tokens, initially worth $280,000, into $1.9 million after the long-frozen Multichain Bridge momentarily opened. The Multichain Bridge, which had been inactive since its exploitation back in July 2023, opened and quickly closed...
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...
Bitcoiners are stacking 'em up: Inactive BTC supply hits all-time highs
20.9.2023
Inactive Bitcoin addresses have hit all-time highs across 1, 3 and 5 year time domains while BTC outflows from exchanges continue
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...
Coinbase Exchange Remains Inactive in India, While Other Operations Are Still Active
11.9.2023
Coinbase continues to operate its tech-hub in India and provide wallet services to Indian customers while its exchange operations remain suspended
Record 3-Year Dormancy: Bitcoin Holders Stay Steadfast Amid Market Changes, Says Bitfinex
29.8.2023
While Bitcoin’s recent downturn suggests volatile times ahead, underlying metrics suggest a market full of nuance, anticipation, and strong belief, the latest Bitfinex Alpha report says. About 40% of Bitcoin’s total supply has been inactive for more than three years —...
50 Dormant Bitcoins Worth $1.25 Million Wake Up After 12-Year Slumber
15.6.2023
A dormant Bitcoin address holding 50 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $1.25 million, suddenly sprang to life on June 15 after being inactive since June 21, 2010. This month has seen only one 2010 block reward transfer, with the previous two taking place on May 22, 2023. $1.25 Million in Bitcoin...
Health and Fitness App Sweat Economy to Vote on 'Reallocating' 2.5B Inactive Tokens
7.6.2023
The 2.5 billion SWEAT tokens, which constitute around 13% of the total supply, were allocated to users at the app's conception last September
Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet Awakens: $3.7M Worth of BTC Suddenly Moves After Close to 12 Years of Dormancy
13.5.2023
On May 11, 2023, a long-inactive bitcoin wallet sprang to life and transferred a substantial 139.7 bitcoin worth $3.7 million. The address, established on June 19, 2011, has contributed to the year’s total of 1,125.37 bitcoin moved from dormant 2010 and 2011 wallets. 139.7 Bitcoin Worth $3.7...
TON blockchain freezes $2.6B worth of inactive tokens
22.2.2023
Miners' wallets were suspended for four years if they have been inactive with no outgoing transactions