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Long dormant bitcoin whale wallet transfers millions in coins

Long dormant bitcoin whale wallet transfers millions in coins Image: Crypto.news
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A bitcoin wallet holding 4,582 BTC moved its entire balance after more than six years of inactivity. The transferred coins were worth approximately $377.58 million to $377.6 million. Four receiving addresses obtained 1,000 BTC each. A fifth address received approximately 582 BTC. The original wallet had received the coins when they were valued at roughly $40.8 million.

Key points

  1. A dormant wallet transferred 4,582 BTC after holding the coins for over six years.
  2. A bitcoin wallet holding 4,582 BTC moved its entire balance after more than six years of inactivity.

Why it matters

Large movements of long-inactive bitcoin holdings provide data on early investor behavior while the asset trades near $83,500 amid wider market transfers by government wallets and mining companies.

Price context · BTC

At publication
$83,724.00
Now
$83,537.00
Change since
−0.22%
7 days · dashed line = publication

Sources · 2 publishers

Crypto.news Tier 2 First report
Bitcoin whale moves $378M after 6 years: Is a selloff coming?
U.Today Tier 2
Dormant Bitcoin Whale Moves 4,582 BTC Worth $377 Million After 6 Years

Coverage timeline

  1. First reported by Crypto.news
  2. Confirmed by U.Today
  3. CryptoVideos brief published
How this brief was made. Our system found this event in 2 independent publications, summarised two complete reports with AI and checked every number above against the source text. Sources are linked in full. Not financial advice. Report an error

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