According to onchain data, a dormant bitcoin wallet created 11 years and nine months ago on Sept. 25, 2012, has transferred 1,000 bitcoins valued at $ 60 million to an unknown wallet for the first time. 11-Year-Old Bitcoin Wallet Transfers 1,000 BTC for the First Time An old BTC wallet established on Sept. 25, …
Over 200 BTC From 2013 and 2012 Wallets Awaken, Now Valued at Over $14M
Over the past weekend, 211.51 dormant bitcoins valued at $ 14.79 million were reactivated after over a decade of inactivity. More than half of these funds originated from bitcoin wallets that had been inactive since 2012. Vintage Bitcoin Wallets Unleash 211.51 Bitcoin Since June 8, 2024, a series of four transactions brought 211.51 dormant …
Great Awakenings — Dormant 2012 Bitcoin Wallet’s $5.7M Spend Linked to October’s Initial 2012 Transfer
On October 19, 2023, a dormant bitcoin address from 2012 sprang to life at block height 812,946, moving 200 BTC worth $ 5.74 million for the first time in nearly 11 years. This activity coincides with a recent surge of transfers from 2012 addresses, which began in early September. October Witnesses Several Connected 2012 …
Another Set of Vintage 2012 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Emerge From Dormancy With $6 Million Transfer
Last month, 19 distinct bitcoin addresses from 2012 awakened, moving coins that had remained untouched for over 11 years. Fast forward to this month, and we’ve already seen four such transfers from 2012. This Sunday, at block heights 811,239 and 811,244, two addresses from that vintage year collectively transacted 227 BTC, a sum equivalent to […]
Decade-Old ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Awaken: $8 Million Moved From 2012 Addresses
In 2023, there’s been a marked uptick in activity from so-called ‘sleeping bitcoins’ that date back to 2012. After eight transactions totaling 520 BTC from 2012 spent four days ago, an address from 2012 moved 149.99 BTC at block height 809,204 on Sunday afternoon. The wallet, dormant for more than 11 years, began with a […]