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Dormant Bitcoin Holder Moves $4.77 Billion After 14 Years of Silence

2025-07-17 13:18:25

Dormant Bitcoin Holder Moves $4.77 Billion After 14 Years of Silence

Main Idea

A dormant Bitcoin holder moved 40,192 BTC, worth around $4.77 billion, after 14 years of inactivity, with the original stash bought for under $250,000 in April 2011.

Key Points

1. A long-dormant Bitcoin holder transferred 40,192 BTC (worth ~$4.77 billion) to a new wallet after 14 years of inactivity.

2. The original stash was purchased for under $250,000 in April 2011 when Bitcoin's price was $0.78 per coin.

3. On July 15, the holder sent 40,009 BTC (~$4.7 billion) to Galaxy Digital, which then transferred 6,000 BTC to Binance.

4. These transactions depleted the holder's original eight wallets, which had remained untouched for over 14 years.

5. The Bitcoin holdings were first flagged as some of the largest ever observed, with the original purchase price being extremely low compared to current valuations.

Description

Lookonchain reported in a July 17 post on X that a long‑dormant Bitcoin holder has moved 40,192 BTC BTC from its original stash, worth about $4.77 billion, into a new wallet .

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