News with the tag "dormant wallet"

With the cryptocurrency market buzzing as Bitcoin price reaches a remarkable new all-time high of $81,858.29, a participant from an Ethereum ICO has captured attention with an astonishing transformation. A wallet that had been inactive for almost three years unexpectedly became active, providing its...

On Oct. 25, a long-dormant bitcoin wallet from June 5, 2012—12 years and 4 months old—sprang back to life, moving 399 BTC. 12-Year-Old Wallet Transfers 399 BTC—Tied to the 2011 Bitcoin Whale This month has captivated many as several old wallets, especially from 2011, have awakened while bitcoin’s va...

On Oct. 24, at block height 867,127, a bitcoin wallet from 2011 suddenly moved 150 bitcoins, marking the first transaction in over 13 years. This is the fifth occurrence this month of bitcoins from 2011 being spent, and it’s extremely likely that most of these transactions are all connected to the s...

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 transferred...

An early bitcoin whale has made waves in the crypto world, according to the onchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence. This long-time holder transferred five bitcoins to Kraken, while still sitting on an impressive 1,215 BTC—worth a hefty $77 million as of today. Arkham: Vintage Bitcoin Whale S...

This past week, a batch of five block rewards from 2009 were moved for the first time in almost two years. Interestingly, since 2015, only 48 block rewards from Bitcoin’s creation year have been spent. With the reawakening of these so-called ‘sleeping’ bitcoins from Bitcoin’s early days, it’s a good...

On Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, blockchain detectives were left stunned when five dormant bitcoin wallets from 2009 suddenly became active. In a fascinating twist, exactly nine years earlier on Sept. 20, 2015, a single block reward from 2009 was spent, with the owner transferring block height 2,800 along...

Between block height 862,079 and 862,087, a group of five vintage bitcoin wallets from 2009 came out of hibernation, spending a total of 250 BTC for the first time in over 15 years. With addresses from the Satoshi era being incredibly rare, these transactions, worth $15.8 million total, marked the f...

Over the past day, bitcoin has been hovering just under the $64,000 mark, while two wallets, which had been inactive for more than 13 years, suddenly moved 75 bitcoin worth $4.7 million. These transactions are particularly notable as they mark the only activity from 2011 this month, making them a ra...

As bitcoin hovers just below the $60,000 mark, two long-dormant bitcoin wallets, untouched since 2014 and 2013, sprang to life, moving a total of 342.59 BTC, valued at $20.3 million at today’s rates. 2 Vintage Bitcoin Wallets Suddenly Awaken, Moving $20.3 Million On Wednesday, a bitcoin wallet that ...