Ancient Bitcoin Whale Completes $9.53B Selloff After 14 Years, Turns $132K Into Billions
2025-07-18 12:14:10
Main Idea
An ancient Bitcoin whale sold 80,202 BTC after holding for 14 years, turning a $132K investment into a $9.53 billion return, marking a 72,000x profit.
Key Points
1. The whale sold 80,202 BTC over three days at an average price of $118,834, totaling $9.53 billion.
2. The original investment of $132K in 2010 (at ~$1.64 per BTC) yielded a 72,000x return.
3. A significant portion (40,000 BTC) was transferred to Galaxy Digital for OTC trading.
4. Approximately 1.75 million dormant Satoshi-era wallets still hold 1,798,681 BTC (~$121B).
5. Bitcoin's price at the time of reporting was $118,606, with a key resistance level at $121,000.
Description
An ancient Bitcoin whale has successfully liquidated their entire stash of 80,202 BTC after holding for 14 years, generating approximately $9.53 billion at an average selling price of $118,834. Over the last three days, the whale operating from a Bitcoin address ending in “f4au0” has been systematically disposing of its cryptocurrency reserves. Most notably, on July 15, intelligence data from Arkham, spotted by EmberCN, showed that a whale from the Satoshi era executed a transfer of 40,000 BTC, ...
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