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Skeleton Keys Turn: $74M in Decade-Old Sleeping Bitcoin Wallets Spring to Life
23.4.2025
Since Easter’s price climb thrust bitcoin to fresh highs, a wave of once-silent coins has begun to stir. In just the past few days, 790.97 BTC—now valued at about $74.10 million—have left hibernation after years of inertia. Slumbering Bitcoin Cohort Awakens After Easter Rally As BTC breezed past...
Bybit Founder Exposes Hack Flows: 86% of Stolen Crypto Traced to 9,117 Bitcoin Wallets
20.3.2025
In late February, Bybit fell victim to a cybersecurity breach that drained over $1.4 billion in digital currency. Nearly three weeks later, on March 20, Bybit founder Ben Zhou released a comprehensive analysis detailing the attack’s mechanics and response protocols. Crypto’s Dark Maze Zhou revealed...
Twelve-Year-Old Bitcoin Wallets From 2011 Spark a $23 Million Wake-up on Monday
3.3.2025
On March 3, 2025, while bitcoin (BTC) traded between $92,809 to $93,206 per coin, six distinct addresses initially generated in 2011 transferred about 250 BTC—valued at roughly $23 million—for the first time in 12 years. Old-School BTC Holders Resurface, Move 350 Coins to...
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...
Hackers Are Using Fake GitHub Code to Steal Your Bitcoin: Kaspersky
26.2.2025
The attack starts with seemingly legitimate GitHub projects — like making Telegram bots for managing bitcoin wallets or tools for computer games
Google Is Reportedly Advancing Integration of Its Login With Bitcoin Wallets
18.2.2025
A Google Web3 specialist for the Asia Pacific region recently disclosed that the tech titan has allied with pivotal Bitcoin network contributors to “lower entry barriers.” Among proposed innovations, the expert revealed plans to integrate existing Google authentication protocols with bitcoin...
Tether CEO Predicts Lost Bitcoin Wallets Vulnerable in Quantum Future, Satoshi’s Stash at Risk
8.2.2025
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino predicts bitcoin users will transition to quantum-resistant addresses long before advanced computers pose a genuine threat to its cryptography, though millions in lost coins — potentially including Satoshi Nakamoto’s stash — could face risks. Quantum...
Vintage 2012 and 2013 Bitcoin Wallets Move Millions After Years of Inactivity
31.1.2025
As January draws to a close, a bitcoin wallet that had remained untouched since its creation on May 17, 2012, suddenly sprang to life, moving 204.46 BTC—now valued at $21.4 million—for the first time in nearly 13 years. Shortly after this transaction, two additional dormant addresses...
Veiled in Dust: How Vintage Bitcoin Wallets Use Microtransfers to Test Financial Strategies
29.1.2025
As bitcoin vaulted past $100,000, long-inactive wallets abruptly awakened, their enigmatic microtransactions igniting theories about whether elusive stakeholders are conducting trial runs or camouflaging grander financial maneuvers. Dust-Sized Bitcoin Transfers Sometimes Precede Covert Wealth...
Dormant 2012-2017 Bitcoin Wallets Move Millions, BTC Whales Quietly Hoard
27.1.2025
Five days ago, a significant number of dormant bitcoins tied to early addresses were reactivated after years of inactivity. Notably, many of these wallets trace their origins to 2017, marking an intriguing revival of funds untouched for years. Meanwhile, market analytics firm Santiment reports that...
Bitcoin wallets holding at least $100 near all-time highs — Binance
26.1.2025
Bitcoin wallet addresses with at least $100 have grown 25% in the past year, reaching nearly 30 million
Bitcoin wallets holding at least $100 near all-time highs — Binance
26.1.2025
Bitcoin wallet addresses with at least $100 have grown 25% in the past year, reaching nearly 30 million
Bitcoin wallets holding at least $100 near all-time highs — Binance
26.1.2025
Bitcoin wallet addresses with at least $100 have grown 25% in the past year, reaching nearly 30 million
Bitcoin wallets holding at least $100 near all-time highs — Binance
26.1.2025
Bitcoin wallet addresses with at least $100 have grown 25% in the past year, reaching nearly 30 million
Christmas Day Sees Decade-Old Sleeping Bitcoin Wallets Come Back to Life
25.12.2024
On Dec. 25, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time as Christmas festivities unfold, bitcoin’s price hovers at a cool $99,092 amidst the holiday’s quiet market. Meanwhile, a treasure of 210 bitcoins, last touched over a decade ago and now valued at $20.6 million, has stirred into action....
With BTC Firmly Above $100K, Forgotten Sleeping Bitcoin Wallets Spring to Life
16.12.2024
With bitcoin dancing well above the $100,000 mark since Dec. 11, occasionally dipping its toes below, a slew of long-sleeping bitcoin wallets have been springing back to life. Bitcoin’s $100K Plateau Brings Forgotten Fortunes Back Into Circulation Over the past four days, bitcoin (BTC),...
Bitcoin shrimp wallet numbers may spike 9% in the 'near future' — Analyst
15.12.2024
Bitcoin “shrimps” are showing firm conviction that the price of Bitcoin is going to continue its uptrend, according to a crypto analyst
Bitcoin shrimp wallet numbers may spike 9% in the 'near future' — Analyst
15.12.2024
Bitcoin “shrimps” are showing firm conviction that the price of Bitcoin is going to continue its uptrend, according to a crypto analyst
Vintage Bitcoin Wallets Resurface—Millions Worth of BTC on the Move as Prices Hit New Highs
6.11.2024
With bitcoin staying solid above the $74,000 mark, a wave of long-dormant bitcoins from years past has suddenly come to life as the price edges higher. Dormant Bitcoin Vaults Open as the Price Climbs Higher Bitcoin (BTC) hit a fresh all-time high, with prices reaching $75,397 per coin on Bitstamp...
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...