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Despite a Cooler Bitcoin Market, Vintage Wallets Moving Hundreds of BTC Reappear
20.1.2026
As bitcoin’s price has drifted south, long-silent bitcoins have been stretching their legs after years in a deep freeze. This week, several sizable chunks have been on the move, peeling away from long-held vintage caches. On Monday, a wallet inactive for more than 13.5 years sprang to life, moving...
Bitcoin whale wakes up after 12 years to move $84 million fortune
20.1.2026
A long-dormant bitcoin wallet moved 909 BTC, now worth more than $84 million, to a new address after over 12 years of inactivity
2016-Era Bitcoin Whale Suddenly Shifts 1,087 BTC in Onchain Awakening
17.1.2026
With bitcoin hovering tantalizingly near the $100,000 mark, long-silent, old-school bitcoin wallets are suddenly stirring, reappearing with a noticeable uptick in activity. On Jan. 16, two wallets dating back to 2016 sprang to life, moving 1,087 BTC—valued at more than $103 million—for the first...
2010 Bitcoin Mega Whale Wakes up, Moves $181M in Dormant BTC After Yearlong Silence
10.1.2026
After a lengthy disappearing act—last spotted in November 2024—the elusive 2010-era mega whale has resurfaced yet again, finally rousing 2,000 long-slumbering bitcoins mined in bitcoin’s earliest chapter. The hoard, now valued at $181 million, traveled in a single, clean sweep and was processed...
Some of Bitcoin’s Oldest Wallets Drove Dormant Spending Patterns in 2025
4.1.2026
Dormant bitcoin addresses collectively moved 123,852.58 BTC in 2025—now worth more than $11 billion—while over 1,000 long-idle wallets stirred back to life during the year. Figures from Btcparser indicate that this activity clustered heavily around wallets created more than ten years ago, with...
Bithumb flags $200M in dormant crypto assets across 2.6M inactive accounts
1.1.2026
Millions of long-inactive users still hold crypto at Bithumb, highlighting how early retail capital can remain untouched for years
Early Bitcoin Moves Slow Significantly in 2025 as 2010 Block Rewards Rarely Budge
15.12.2025
With 2025 winding down and just two weeks left on the clock, data from onchain parsers show that only eight block rewards from 2010 have been spent all year—unless a few decide to stir before the curtain falls in December. Officially, it’s shaping up as one of the quietest years on record for 2010...
The whale awakening: Why dormant crypto giants are suddenly back in motion
10.12.2025
Dormant Bitcoin giants have awakened. Onchain data shows aging wallets reactivating, reshaping supply dynamics across the network
Dormant Silk Road Wallet Moves BTC Amid Rising Institutional Interest
10.12.2025
Key Highlights: Silk Road’s dormant wallets move $3.14 million worth of Bitcoin. Cathie Wood says Bitcoin is stabilizing…
Casascius Classics Awaken: 2,000 BTC From 2011–2012 Shake off 13 Years of Sleep
6.12.2025
On Friday, as bitcoin slipped beneath the $90,000 threshold, a long-dormant 2012 wallet stirred back to life, dispatching 1,000 BTC valued at $89.4 million at today’s rates — its first activity in 13 years and 49 days. Moments after that coin moved at block height 926566, the next block disclosed...
2,000 Bitcoin on the move: Rare Casascius coins awaken after 13 years
6.12.2025
The physical Bitcoin collectibles were minted when Bitcoin was trading for just $3.88 and $11.69 each, marking a massive potential return
Amid November’s Market Carnage, Long-Sleeping Wallets Moved 2,443 BTC
4.12.2025
While bitcoin dropped 17.67% in November, a cluster of long-idle coins suddenly sprang to life throughout the month, shifting holdings originally gathered between 2011 and 2017. Out of those years, coins first acquired in 2016 stole the show, with 1,570.12 BTC on the move last month — a haul worth...
Early Bitcoin Holder Wraps up $1.3B Selloff With Fresh $230M Kraken Move
20.11.2025
Onchain analysts at Arkham Intelligence report that early bitcoin adopter Owen Gunden has moved roughly $230 million in bitcoin to Kraken, marking the final transfer in his monthlong selloff. OG Whale Clears the Decks: $230M BTC Transfer Marks Final Exit Onchain data providers say one of bitcoin’s...
Silent Since 2016, Vintage Bitcoin Wallet Suddenly Moves Hundreds of Coins
13.11.2025
On Thursday, as bitcoin slipped beneath the $100,000 mark again, an address that accumulated 600 BTC more than nine years ago in 2016 quietly stirred to life, moving its stash for the very first time. Bitcoin Below $100K and a Old Whale Stirs Digital currency markets moved in step with U.S....
Long-Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet Reemerges After 9 Years, Moves 216 BTC Worth $22.47M
8.11.2025
On Friday, while bitcoin floated just north of the $100,000 mark, a 2016-era whale suddenly woke up—moving 216.95 BTC valued at $22.47 million after sitting still for 9 years and 4 months. Dormant 2016 Wallet Makes a Splash Talk around town has zeroed in on OG bitcoin holders shifting hefty stacks...
Bitcoin Holders Break Silence: 4.6 Million Dormant Coins Spring Back to Life in 2025
6.11.2025
In the first week of November, bitcoin’s price dipped 5.68%, adding to October’s 3.69% slide. The chatter this year has centered on long-resting coins suddenly waking up—something many believe has kept the market moving sideways all year. Onchain analyst James Check reports that roughly 4.64...
Dormant Bitcoin Comes Back to Life as 4.65M BTC Reenters Circulation in 2025
6.11.2025
Data shows long-term holders have driven an unprecedented wave of distribution across 2024 and 2025
Onchain Analyst: Long-Sleeping Bitcoin Whale Resurfaces, Shifting 2,300 BTC to Paxos Wallet
3.11.2025
On Monday, onchain analyst Emmett Gallic spotted a heavyweight bitcoin whale making waves after dropping 2,300 BTC into a Paxos-tagged deposit address. Despite that hefty move, the whale is still swimming in deep crypto waters—holding 32,490.38 BTC worth a cool $3.44 billion. Analyst Emmett Gallic...
Bitcoin Resurrection: $298M in Dormant BTC Springs Back to Life in October
1.11.2025
On Halloween — fittingly the 17th anniversary of Bitcoin’s white paper — a vintage wallet from Nov. 4, 2011, jolted back to life, moving 100 long-sleeping BTC for the first time since they were mined. Throughout October, 98 dormant wallets stirred, transferring a combined $298 million worth...
Dormant Bitcoin Whale With $442M Awakens for First Time in 14 Years Amid Quantum Fears
24.10.2025
14-year-old wallet moves $16.6M in BTC as analyst weigh security concerns and shifting on-chain behavior